By BAKANG MOKOTO
24 October 2025- The John Taolo Gaetsewe District Police Management welcomed the conviction and sentencing of Renhard Jonkers in the Kathu Regional Court recently. On 2 November 2017, Siyathemba Police attended a complaint of murder in Chris Hani Street in Siyathemba.
The Northern Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Molefi Shemane said it was reported that the deceased and accused had an altercation that led to the fatal stabbing of a victim, Emial van Dyk (23). Shemane said the accused who was 18 years-old at the time of the incident was arrested immediately and appeared in court.
“On 21 October 2025, Kathu Regional Court convicted and sentenced Renhard Jonkers to eight years imprisonment, of which two years were suspended for five years,” he said.
Meanwhile, the acting John Taolo Gaetsewe District Police Commissioner, Brigadier Kenneth Baloyi, applauded Detective Warrant Officer George Miles from Kathu Detective for ensuring that the accused is convicted and incarcerated for this heinous act.
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