South African rapper ‘Jub Jub’ guilty of murder

A court in South Africa has found singer Molemo Maarohanye, a.k.a Jub Jub, guilty of the murder of four school children in a drag-race crash that had victims’ families worried that wealth and fame would get the accused off easy.

Thursday, October 18, 2012
Jub Jub. Net photo.

A court in South Africa has found singer Molemo Maarohanye, a.k.a Jub Jub, guilty of the murder of four school children in a drag-race crash that had victims’ families worried that wealth and fame would get the accused off easy.A magistrate ruled that Jub Jub and his co-accused Themba Tshabalala had been driving under the influence of drugs, finding both guilty on four counts of murder and on two counts of attempted murder."The death of the deceased occurred as a result of the driving of those vehicles and as such the accused are convicted of driving their vehicles while under the influence of drugs,” the magistrate said.Jub Jub is one of the most recognisable artistes in South Africa. Thousands of high school students protested during his bail hearing in May and riots erupted when he was granted bail. Some family members of the victims threatened to assault him after the case was postponed. AP