Jeffrey Thompson was sentenced to two life terms, 58 years and six months imprisonment on Wednesday
Ntabazalila said after that incident, Thompson broke into several farmhouses, stealing items worth thousands of rands.
“He was so daring in his crimes, to an extent that at some properties he would break in while owners [were] inside, threaten them with an axe and took their belongings.” On December 13 2018, Thompson killed Elsie Sophia Wilhelmina Steyn and her husband, Petrus Paul Steyn, at their home.“Elsie, 71, and Petrus, 64, died because of axe wounds to the head. He took several valuable items from their house, packed them in their vehicle and drove off,” Ntabazalila said.
“It also signifies the state’s intention to protect farming communities and ensure that appropriate sentences are handed down to those who terrorise those communities,” Ntabazalila said.
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