Four Life Terms for Ex-DA Councillor After Family Dies in Fire He Started

Four life terms for ex-DA councillor after family dies in fire he started

Former DA PR councillor Michael Buthelezi was sentenced to four life terms in prison by the Ladysmith regional court on Friday.

Former DA councillor gets four life terms for killing fiancée and children

The former DA councillor was found guilty of setting his home on fire, killing his partner and three children.

Former DA councillor jailed for life for killing his wife and three children

A former DA councillor in the Okhohlamba local municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, who torched his house and killed his wife and three children after a domestic dispute, has been handed four life sentences in jail. Michael Buthelezi, who is no longer a DA member after the party expelled him for the crimes after new information emerged, was also handed 15 years for defeating the ends of justice by the court, which was sitting in Ladysmith…

Former DA councillor gets four life terms for torching and killing family

Former DA councillor gets four life terms for torching and killing family Sandile Zikhali Fri, 05/30/2025 - 21:40 BERGVILLE - Michael Buthelezi, a former DA councillor, has been found guilty of murdering his partner and three children.He has also been convicted of arson and defeating the ends of justice.In October 2023, Buthelezi torched the house in which his family was asleep in Bergville.The Ladysmith Regional Court dismissed Buthelezi's ver…

Dailysun | Ex-DA councillor gets life in jail!

Former DA councillor Michael Buthelezi (48) has received four life sentences for murder.