The High Court sitting in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, is expected to sentence a 44-year-old Sibusiso Mahlalela of Naas in Nkomazi.
Mahlalela was found guilty of killing his girlfriend, Fikile Mokoena, in August 2024.
Evidence in court indicates that on the day in question, the accused and the deceased engaged in a physical altercation after leaving a local tavern together.