A pastor, his wife and his cousin who are accused of murdering 25-year-old George resident, Hlompho Mohapi were found guilty in the George Circuit High Court on Thursday.
Mohapi’s body was found by a fisherman on the 5th of July in 2018 on a gravel road near Herold’s Bay outside George.
She had seven stab wounds to her chest and her throat was slit during what appeared to have been nothing more than a money-driven murder.
The accused, 33-year-old pastor Melisiswe Monqo, his 26-year-old wife, Siphoshile Pamba and his 31-year-old cousin, Phumlani Quesheka were also found guilty of a number of other charges, including kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and defeating or obstructing justice.
Fraudulent life and funeral policies to the value of R3-million were taken out on Mohapi's life shortly before she was murdered.
Mongo and his fiance Pamba have been in custody since their arrest in 2018.
Sentencing will take place on the 15th of November.
