Men sentenced to 18 years in place of slaying S. African lesbian
Murder motivated by hate in vogue South AfricaSTORY HIGHLIGHTSA umpire rules so as to killers besieged Zoliswa Nkonyana as of her sexual orientationProsecutors spokesman: The sentence shows hate crimes would not be situated toleratedRights group: We look-in so as to this message is heard loud and lucid across the have a break of the continentFour men are sentenced to 18 years apiece in vogue prison used for the 2006 slaying Gay civil liberties advocates in vogue South Africa hailed a judges sentencing of four men to 18 years apiece in vogue prison used for brutally slaying a 19-year-old lesbian.Hatred fueled the 2006 stabbing and stoning of Zoliswa Nkonyana, who was embattled as of her sexual orientation, Magistrate Raadiya Whaten ruled.Four years believe was agreed to Lubabolo Ntlabathi, Sicelo Mase, Luyanda Londzi and Mbulelo Damba, consequence they motivation finish 14 other years behind bars.The sentence sent a intense message to hate crimes would not come to pass tolerated, inhabitant prosecuting attorney spokesman Eric Ntabazalila told the South African Press union.Gay civil rights advocates celebrated Wednesdays ruling.It was the pioneer point discrimination based on sexual orientation was named since an aggravating part dressed in a South African criminal trial, the Triangle Project gay and lesbian civil liberties set supposed dressed in a in black and white statement.