Nicholas Lungisa Ncama
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c. 1968
Nicholas ‘Ponky’ Ncama | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nicholas Lungisa Ncama c. 1968 |
| Criminal penalty | Life sentence, effectively 42 years |
| Details | |
| Victims | 6 |
Span of crimes | May – October 1997 |
| Country | South Africa |
Date apprehended | November 1997 |
Nicholas Lungisa Ncama is a South African serial killer who was convicted in 1997 of three murders and sentenced to life in prison. His victims all came from the Port Elizabeth area of the Eastern Cape.[1]
Ncama raped and strangled his victims, some of whom were related to notable personalities in the Eastern Cape. His first victim was a local policewoman, Constable Luyanda Ngcizela (21) whom he strangled with electrical wire. Her body was found at a bus stop in Empa, near Mthatha on 28 May 1997.[1]
Ncama went on to murder provincial legislature secretary Nompumelelo Mpushe (26) on 1 June 1997.[2] Her body was found near Fort Jackson. His next victim was Cynthia Ndlaku, the wife of a Port Elizabeth Methodist minister, followed by the murder of Prasella Dayal (41), and her daughter, Rishmi (5), both of East London. His last murder was that of his step-daughter Sonia Zanto (15) who was raped[3] and strangled and left semi-naked in an empty room in KwaZakhele in October 1997.[4]