A murderer and house robber has been convicted and handed a lengthy jail term after committing his gruesome crime 15 years ago - and he still has a rape charge to answer.
A Mpumalanga man has been sentenced for a murder and housebreaking that happened 15 year ago. Stock photo.A murderer and house robber has been convicted and handed a lengthy jail term after committing his gruesome crime 15 years ago — and he still has a rape charge to answer.
Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson Lt-Col Philani Nkwalase said the incident happened in January 2007 when 29-year-old businessman and cyclist Etienne van Wyk was murdered in his house. “The case was investigated by local detectives until it was handed over to the Hawks, after which Nkosi was linked through forensic evidence [and was] traced.”
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