According to the police spokesperson, Adéle Myburgh, the now convicted Tshiamo Confidence Sekgoro, was sentenced on Friday in the High Court sitting in the Klerksdorp Regional Court. Sekgoro was found guilty on one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident at a Speedy Car Sales dealership in Klerksdorp in 2019. Sekgoro was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and for 5 years on each count of attempted murder with all the sentences expected to run concurrently.

It was reported at the time of the incident that Sekgoro bought a car at Speedy Car Sales in April 2019, in Klerksdorp, then took it to Mafikeng. He later on complained about some defaults on the car, to which the dealership took it back for inspection in Klerksdorp at a cost of approximately R4700. The inspection results, however, showed no defaults on the car, as it was serviced before. The dealership ordered Sekgoro to pay for the costs of transportation, before they could release his car back to him,” Myburgh says in a statement.

Following the incident, Sekgoro reportedly then approached the North West High Court on an urgent basis for his car to be given back to him but his application was dismissed and the matter was struck off the roll.

“It was reported that the accused went to the dealership on Tuesday 11 November 2019 to collect his motor vehicle but the sales manager, Mehboob Soomra (36), told him to pay for the transportation costs after consulting with the dealership attorney before receiving his car and he was then told to wait for Mohamed Dangor, (deceased) who was the son of the dealership's owner to further engage on the matter. Sekgoro then went to the office of the deceased, who was in the company of Yusuf Ally (61). Subsequent to an argument that ensued, Sekgoro shot at the pair, then chased after Soomra in the showroom and fired shots at him,” Myburgh adds.  

Dangor was declared dead on the scene whilst Soomra and Ally were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical care. Sekgoro handed himself in to the police and was later granted R10 000 bail, which was revoked after he was found guilty on all three charges on Tuesday 22 February 2022.

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