Two life terms and 47 years for double-cop killer

A MAN who gunned down two police officers during a patrol in Kraaifontein has been sentenced to two life terms and 47 years in prison.

- MANDILAKHE TSHWETE

Mxoleleni Sikhahla, 36, was convicted in the Western Cape High Court for the February 2021 killings of Sergeant Mnakwazo Mdoko and Constable Mninawa Breakfast.

The sentence was handed down on Wednesday, June 19, 2025, following Sikhahla’s conviction on nine of 10 charges.

The murders took place in the early hours of February 28, 2021, when Sergeant Mdoko, 44, and Constable Breakfast, 32, were ambushed while on patrol in Nondakuthini Street, Bloekombos.

Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani, spokesperson for the Hawks, said the officers were seated in their patrol vehicle when they were attacked.

"They were fatally shot while in their patrol vehicle," Hani said.

"It was further reported that Mdoko and Breakfast were declared dead on the scene and their official firearms were robbed in the early hours of 28 February 2021."