MY THOUGHTS ON JUB JUB TRIAL\SENTENCE

 

I am sure you now know about hip hop star Molemo Maarohanye aka Jub Jub and friend Themba Tshabalala were found guilty on the 16^th of October 2012 and were sentenced to twenty five years on the 6^th of December 2012 at the Protea Magistrate’s court for the drag race accident they caused in 10 March 2010 in Soweto where four school children were killed and another two injured and permanently brain damaged. The two were charged and found guilty on all four counts which are for drag racing on a public road, driving under the influence of drugs, murder and attempted murder.


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 The case must have been such a drag for the families of the deceased as well as for the accused as it took three years to eventually come to a final verdict. Of course like any other normal citizen the two racers deserved a fair trial despite the fact that one of them is a hip hop star. During the trial there was a lot of denial about who hit who, there was also a lot of tampering with evidence such as the records of drug tests and witnesses all of a sudden saying they did not see anything or that the friend Themba was the one who hit the children then later came back and said Jub Jub was also involved. In the end it was found that both the drag racers who then were racing in mini coopers knocked over the school children it is impossible for one car to hit all six children alone and they both were therefore found guilty on all four counts.




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The families of the deceased who are thankful for the great support from the community members feel that the sentencing of Jub Jub and his friend Themba is not enough, they feel they should have been given a life sentence. The Magistate Brian Mamavhidi said that the two could not be given a life sentence because what happened was an accident and the two also do not have past confictions. The final verdict was made based on the legalities of the situation not on the lives that were destroyed and therefore the years came to that amount. The families however feel they cannot judge the persecuted but they are sure say that they shall what they have sown. 



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Pop/gospel singer and dancer Kelly Khumalo who then was dating Jub Jub during the trial was said to have been of great support for Jub Jub but the love hate relationship ended when Jub Jub hit her and she too had to overcome her drug habits. Remember when Kelly came into the industry she was full of crazy scandals that made the media feed on her every chance they got. Well now certainly has changed a lot and for the good this time that I myself am very proud of her she certainly has come a long way. Kelly is currently busy with her new album and reality television show second season of Rolling with Kelly has just ended too quickly if may I add I think it was cut short by the producers of the show reasons not yet publicly known. I think being a new mother and having been to rehab has humbled Kelly a lot and she certainly has grown.

As for Jub Jub who I sadly have to admit once had a crush on when I was still in elementary when he just arrived in the industry as an actor, presenter and then hip hop star, I really cannot judge him because this sort of thing can happen to anyone as I myself had friends who after a crazy party would be speed racing at like two O Clock in the in the morning and we were just lucky enough not to get hurt, killed or arrested. I do hope that speed racers and party animals out there learn from this situation, by only racing on speed tracks or grounds, and definitely not drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol under any circumstance.

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To the families that have lost their children and the ones whose children are permanently brain damaged my heart truly goes out to them because although I have never lost a child, I know what it’s like to lose a loved one so suddenly unexpectedly and especially from an accident caused by someone else who was under the influence I can’t imagine a greater pain as such. My condolences to those families and to those children may souls finally rest in peace.