A nightclub worker who murdered an Irish charity worker in his apartment in South Africa has been sentenced to 18 years in jail. Mitspa Oyoka (27) turned on father-of-four John Curran (63) claiming the former Dublin school principal had made sexual advances. The Western Cape High Court in Cape Town heard Oyoka stabbed Curran 26 times and beat him with a frying pan. The court heard that the two men met at The Fantasy Lounge in Goodwood, Cape Town, where Curran was a member and Oyoka was a cleaner. Curran worked for Mellon Educate which Is a Cape Town charity with over 25,000 volunteers which has built houses for 120,000 in the poor townships.

Source: Irish Independent June 01, 2021 12:45 UTC