The man convicted of gunning down 12-year-old Asheeq Mitchell in Athlone in 2018 has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Western Cape High Court.
Mitchell and two men were sitting in the front yard of his house at an open fire on April 26, 2018, when Jerome Cupido and a male companion were looking to purchase drugs at the home in Short Street, Hazendal.Mitchell and the two men were struck. They were rushed to hospital, where the young boy died of his injuries that same night.
Cupido was subsequently sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder of Mitchell. Western Cape SAPS spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said the police management welcomed Cupido’s sentencing as it sent out a strong message to criminals.
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