Pretoria – “I cannot leave evidence lying around,” a killer said after he severely assaulted a man and set him alight while he was still alive.

Sentencing Brakpan resident Sheldon “Chicco” Abrahams to life imprisonment, Judge Selby Baqwa of the high court in Pretoria said this was a “spine-chilling” killing.

The deceased Jerry Martin Smith was on his knees when Abrahams necklaced him.

Abrahams was convicted on an array of charges, including murder and attempted murder.

It is not known what sparked the killing, as Abrahams denied any knowledge of the incident.

Judge Baqwa said this was one of the most senseless killings he had ever dealt with as a judge.

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