BY REGINALD KANYANE
A 27-YEAR-Old man was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by Fraseburg Magistrate Court for murder of his girlfriend on Wednesday.
Northern Cape police spokesperson, Lieutenant Col Dimakatso Mooi said the atrocity took place back in September, 2015. Mooi further said the body of a 20 year-old woman; Jerinica Jacobs was found lying in the veld just outside Fraseburg.
“The suspect was arrested a day after the body was discovered. According to the information received, the victim was murdered on September 5, 2015. The suspect; Adam Lukas, 27 beat the victim to death and left her to in the veld.
“It was through a meticulous investigation conducted by warrant officer Fiks of Fraseburg Detectives and proper gathering of forensic evidence that led to a successful conviction,” Mooi said.
Lukas was convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by Fraseburg Regional Court.
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