The 58-year-old man - Daniel Smit - killed 13-year-old Jerobejin Van Wyk in Klawer in February 2022, after accusing him and a friend of stealing fruit from his property.
CAPE TOWN - Arguments in aggravation and mitigation of sentence wrapped up in the High Court sitting in Vredendal in the case against Klawer child killer, Daniel Smit.
The 58-year-old man killed 13-year-old Jerobejin Van Wyk in Klawer in February 2022, after accusing him and a friend of stealing fruit from his property. The court on Monday found him guilty on charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, violating a corpse and defeating the ends of justice.Daniel Smit convicted of the murder of Jerobejin van Wyk"Basically, the defence is asking for the accused to be sentenced to 30 years.
Smit submitted two letters to the court on Tuesday, where he apologises to Jerobejin's loved ones and asks for forgiveness. The court also heard he wanted to give his bakkie - the same vehicle he had used to knock the child down with before killing him - to Jerobejin's mother, to sell or to use.
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