Luyanda Mboniswa, the man charged with the murder of former first lady Marike de Klerk, has been granted parole, according to the Department of Correctional Services.
Mboniswa was just 21 years old when he reportedly broke into De Klerk’s Dolphin Beach apartment in Tableview and killed her.
De Klerk, the former wife of erstwhile president FW de Klerk, was brutally stabbed to death during the horrifying incident.
Mboniswa, who had been working as a security guard at the premises, was subsequently arrested, tried, and sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2003.
The charges against him included murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and housebreaking.
After 20 years in prison, Mboniswa has met required parole conditions, according to Singabakho Nxumalo, spokesperson for the department.
Nxumalo said Mboniswa would be released into the system of community corrections by the end of August.
As part of his parole conditions, Mboniswa will be supervised by a designated monitoring official. The conditions include restrictions on his movement and a prohibition on any contact with the victim’s family.
“In compliance with the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998, Mboniswa was considered for parole placement having served the minimum required time,” said Nxumalo.
“The parole placement process started from the preparation of the profile by the case management committee and consideration by the correctional supervision and parole board.
“The national council for correctional services also dealt with the profile before its submission to the minister of justice and correctional services for a decision.
“The minister is empowered by section 78 of the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998 to make a determination on those sentenced to life.
“Mboniswa will be admitted into the system of community corrections, whereby he is expected to comply with a specific set of parole conditions for the rest of his natural life. He will be assigned a monitoring official to render supervision duties.
“Normal parole conditions will apply, such as being restricted to his magisterial district. He is also not allowed to have contact with the family of the victim and shall not change his residential address without informing the monitoring official.”
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