By REGINALD KANYANE
A woman (21) was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Keimoes Regional Court for murder. This comes after Annolize Beukes stabbed her boyfriend, Danwil Swartz (29) to death.
According to the ZF Mgcawu District police spokesperson, Sergeant Omphile Masegela, on 23 October 2022, the couple had an argument during which Beukes stabbed her boyfriend to death. She was arrested Following the meticulous investigation by the investigating officer, Constable Eshley Jonkers, who is attached to the Keimoes Detectives.
“The suspect was brought before court, where she pleaded guilty on a charge of murder. The Management of the South African Police Service in the Northern Cape has welcomed the sentence handed down to the accused for murder of her boyfriend.
“The sentence is a clear indication that detectives in the province remain focused and intentional in ensuring that perpetrators of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) are brought to justice,” she said.
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