A man accused of killing a lesbian from Thokoza, south of Johannesburg, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to a report.
The Star newspaper reported on Wednesday that Lekgoa Motleleng on Tuesday pleaded guilty to the murder and rape of Duduzile Zozo. Her lifeless body was discovered in September last year.
Motleleng was sentenced in the High Court in Johannesburg sitting in Palm Ridge by Judge Tshifiwa Maumela who stated that he wanted to make a difference to all vulnerable groups of society.
"No one has been given the right to correct alcoholics. No one has been given the right to correct those who take too much salt or sugar. No one has been given the right to correct others when it comes to the right to love their own gender... You can't interfere with how someone chooses to live," he said.
The paper quoted the judge saying a harsh sentence for Motleleng would serve as a warning to those who threatened the vulnerable. He told the 23-year-old to change his attitude towards homosexual people.
"Lead your life and let gays and lesbians be," he said.
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