By OBAKENG MAJE
A man has been sentenced to three life imprisonment by the Northern Cape High Court for raping and killing his girlfriend. On 20 July 2019, Samuel Blom (33) raped and murdered his girlfriend, Katriena Petro (37).
ZF Mgcawu District police spokesperson, Sgt Omphile Masegela said the Petro’s body was found covered with stones by children who were collecting wood in the veld near Dakotaweg. Masehgela said the children went back home to report what they came across in the veld.
“The police attended to the scene and on arrival, they discovered that the body had multiple injuries. The assigned investigating officer, Warrant Officer Stephen Roos, immediately started with investigations, which led him to the arrest of Blom.
“Further investigation revealed that the deceased was attacked at their residence and was removed from the scene by the accused. Blom was sentenced to three life sentences for murder and two counts of rape. He was also sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for defeating the ends of justice,” he said.
Masegela added that all the sentences will run concurrently.
Meanwhile, the Northern Cape Police Management commended the excellent investigation by Roos attached to the Upington Detective Branch, which secured this conviction of Femicide.
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