In an exclusive interview, Bonakele Pakisi says that Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte should have been handed stiffer sentences for killing 15-year-old Matlhomola Moshoeu.
JOHANNESBURG - The State’s sole witness in the so-called Coligny sunflower case has told Eyewitness News that he had hoped for life behind bars for the two convicted murderers.
On Wednesday, the High Court in the North West sentenced the pair to an effective 18 and 23 years in prison respectively for Moshoeu's 2017 murder - who they had accused of stealing sunflowers from their farm.Moshoeu's murder on 20 April 2017 is still vivid in Pakisi's memory. The only man who witnessed Moshoeu's murder and helped the State to secure its convictions has told Eyewitness News that what he saw still haunts him.
"It was tough, really tough, but as I was saying to you, with the parents, whatever happens, they will be on my side." Pakisi says he had hoped for Doorewaard and Schutte to be locked away for longer due to the seriousness of their crimes.Pakisi, who had been under police protection for the duration of the trial until late last year, claims that he has survived at least two attempts on his life.WATCH: Coligny murder: 'Your actions that day were disgraceful'
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