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Mozambican gets 25 years for DJ Warras murder

Timeslive · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 273 words · By Natasha Valoyi Valoyi
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What to know about Mozambican gets 25 years for DJ Warras murder

The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has sentenced a 25-year-old Mozambican national to an effective 25 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, who was shot dead in Johannesburg’s central business district last year.

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What happened

The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has sentenced a 25-year-old Mozambican national to an effective 25 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, who was shot dead in Johannesburg’s central business district last year.

Why it matters

Joaquim Armando Pacula was convicted and sentenced following a plea and sentence agreement reached with the state in terms of Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act after consultation with the victim’s family.

Common ground

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Magaboke Mohlatlole said Pacula pleaded guilty to charges of murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and contravening the Immigration Act.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The charges stem from the fatal shooting of Stock outside the Zambesi Building on December 16 2025.”
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The date (December 16, 2025) and location (Zambesi/Zambezi Building) are confirmed by the Sowetan, The Citizen, and Wikipedia (which lists the death of Warrick Stock on 16 December 2025).
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web search NEUTRAL — QUERY function Runs a Google Visualization API Query Language query across data. Sample Usage QUERY (A2:E6,"select avg (A) pivot B") QUERY (A2:E6,F2,FALSE) Syntax QUERY (data, query, [headers]) data -…
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web search NEUTRAL — Выполняет запросы на базе языка запросов API визуализации Google. Пример использования QUERY (A2:E6; "select avg (A) pivot B") QUERY (A2:E6; F2; ЛОЖЬ) Синтаксис QUERY (данные; запрос; [заголовки])
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Claim 2: “Pacula pleaded guilty to charges of murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition and contravening the Immigration Act.”
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The Sowetan explicitly lists the charges (murder, firearm possession, ammunition possession, and Immigration Act). Other web sources confirm the guilty plea to the murder and the overall sentencing context.
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web search NEUTRAL — Share this: Joaquim Armando Pacula has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of Johannesburg DJ Warrick Stock, also known as DJ Warras. Pacula pleaded guilty to the December 2025 shootin…
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/dj-warras-murderer-sentenced…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yesterday, Pacula was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to killing Stock, who was shot dead on December 16, 2025, outside the Zambezi residential building near the Carlton Centre in Joha…
https://www.msn.com/en-za/crime/general/dj-warras-murderer-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Joaquim Armando Pacula, a 25-year-old Mozambican national, has been sentenced to an effective 25 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Warrick 'DJ Warras' Stock. Picture: (Koena Mashale).
https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-08-07-moz…
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Claim 3: “The court sentenced him to 25 years’ imprisonment for murder, eight years for unlawful possession of a firearm, six months for unlawful possession of ammunition and 12 months for contravening the Immigration Act”
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While the overall 25-year sentence is corroborated, the specific breakdown of sentences (8 years for firearm, 6 months for ammunition, 12 months for Immigration Act) is only explicitly detailed in the primary claim/Sowetan context; other sources only mention the 'effective' 25-year term.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warrick Stock (27 November 1985 – 16 December 2025), better known as DJ Warras, was a South African DJ, radio and television presenter, podcaster and businessman. He hosted youth-oriented radio shows …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Warras
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web search NEUTRAL — Find information and links for the Saline County Courthouse such as links to oral argument audio and calendars, decisions, local rules and more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Illinois Courts Directory: Find county and circuit information as well as information for the Appellate and Supreme court districts.
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Claim 4: “His case has been postponed to August 17 for the conclusion of the pre-trial conference.”
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The postponement to August 17 for the pre-trial conference is confirmed by both the Sowetan and web search results.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — His case has been postponed to August 17 for the conclusion of the pre-trial conference.
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/2026-08-07-mozambican-gets-25…
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Claim 5: “The case against Pacula’s co-accused, Victor Majola, is still before the court.”
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The existence of co-accused Victor Majola and the fact that his case is still ongoing is confirmed by the Sowetan, Joburg ETC, and other web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Who, what and where. Stock was fatally shot on 16 December outside a building near the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg’s central business district. The two men charged in connection with his killing ar…
https://www.joburgetc.com/news/delay-dj-warras-murder-case-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — The case against the suspected mastermind behind the assassination of DJ Warras was postponed to 17 August. Victor Majola is accused of planning the hit on 40-year-old Warrick Stock in the Johannesbur…
https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/08/08/dj-warras-murder-case-again…
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web search NEUTRAL — Co accused case still before court. Pacula’s conviction was secured through plea proceedings, while the case involving his co accused, Victor Majola, is continuing. Majola’s matter has been postponed …
https://mdntvlive.com/dj-warras-murder-hitman-joaquim-pacula…
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Claim 6: “The other sentences will run concurrently with the murder sentence, resulting in an effective prison term of 25 years.”
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The Sowetan and multiple web search results confirm that the resulting 'effective' prison term is 25 years, which implies the other sentences run concurrently.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (Pub. L. 82–414, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, enacted June 17, 1952), also known as the McCarran–Walter Act, codified under Title 8 of the United States Code (8 U…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Immigration Act of 1924, also known as the Johnson–Reed Act, or National Origins Act (Pub. L. 68–139, 43 Stat. 153, enacted May 26, 1924), was a United States federal law that prevented immigratio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hart–Celler Act, or Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, was a federal law passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law abolished the N…
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Claim 7: “Joaquim Armando Pacula was convicted and sentenced following a plea and sentence agreement reached with the state in terms of Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act”
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The use of a Section 105A plea and sentence agreement is confirmed by the Sowetan, Briefly.co.za, and other web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Yesterday, Pacula was sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting to killing Stock, who was shot dead on December 16, 2025, outside the Zambezi residential building near the Carlton Centre in Joha…
https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/2026-08-11-dj-warras-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — The NPA said the plea and sentence agreement was concluded under Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act after consultation with Stock’s family. Co-accused still facing court proceedings. While Pac…
https://briefly.co.za/entertainment/celebrities/249329-npa-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pacula entered into a plea and sentence agreement with the State in terms of Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act. The agreement was concluded following consultation with Stock’s family.
https://mdntvlive.com/dj-warras-murder-hitman-joaquim-pacula…
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Claim 8: “The Gauteng High Court (Johannesburg) has sentenced a 25-year-old Mozambican national to an effective 25 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock”
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Multiple independent sources (Sowetan, The Citizen, and other web search results) confirm that a 25-year-old Mozambican national was sentenced to 25 years for the murder of Warrick 'DJ Warras' Stock by the Gauteng High Court.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The May 2008 South African riots was a wave of xenophobic riots starting in Alexandra, Gauteng (a neighborhood of Johannesburg) on 12 May 2008 and then spreading to other locations across South Africa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 26 February 2013, Mido Macia, a 27-year old Mozambican immigrant, was murdered by eight police officers in the custody of the South African Police Service. He was dragged by a police vehicle in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Mido_Macia
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Claim 9: “Pacula admitted that he shot and killed Stock in exchange for R25,000.”
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The payment of R25,000 for the hit is explicitly confirmed by the Sowetan, The Zambian Observer, and other web search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joaquim Armando Pacula has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of Johannesburg DJ Warrick Stock, also known as DJ Warras.In line with the plea agreement, Pacula admitted that he shot a…
https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/dj-warras-murderer-sentenced…
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web search NEUTRAL — The man convicted of murdering radio personality Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock admitted that he shot and killed him in exchange for R25 000. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) revealed the payment a…
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/dj-warras-murder-killer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mozambican national Joaquim Armando Pacula, 25, has been sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison for the murder of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stoc Pacula admitted that.A popular DJ was shot dead for jus…
https://zambianobserver.com/r25000-to-kill-dj-warras-murdere…
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.