Hampson Michael "Micky"

Age 69. . The victim and his son, Murray Hampson, confronted two men trespassing on their land who intended to steal a vehicle. They made the men get onto the back of their double-cab bakkie to transport them to the police. En route, the intruders tackled Murray to rob him of his shotgun. During the struggle, one intruder twice tried to stab Murray while the other grabbed the shotgun and pulled the trigger, but the safety catch prevented it from firing. Murray managed to escape into a sugarcane field and shouted to his father to drive away. As the victim drove off, one perpetrator chased the bakkie and shot him through the chest at close range through the window, killing him behind the steering wheel. The perpetrators then searched the dying victim's pockets and stole his spectacle case before fleeing. Siboniso Michael Mtolo and Jabulani Ngobese were arrested following a manhunt by Magma Security and the police. Siboniso Mtolo pleaded guilty and was sentenced on March 14, 2014, in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg to life imprisonment for murder. Jabulani Ngobese pleaded not guilty but was convicted on March 27, 2014, and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, 15 years for robbery, and 10 years for the attempted murder of Murray Hampson. Brothers Mfanelo and Sphelele Dlomo were also arrested and charged with attempted murder after opening fire on officers investigating the case.