Police Management in the Pixley Ka Seme District welcomes the murder and business burglary sentences recently handed down in the De Aar Regional Court.
Brian Tree who is 36 years old, was convicted on 12 October 2023 on a charge of Murder and sentenced to Life Imprisonment.
The police says, the incident took place in Sunrise on 21 August 2021 when the accused went to the 49 year old Patrick Samson's house and fatally stabbed him in the chest after an altercation. In a separate incident in De Aar, Mietjie Steenkamp (41) was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for stabbing her husband Piet America (55) under his ear after an argument.
She was sentenced on 13 October 2023 and Reagen Davids (20) was sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in the De Aar Regional Court for a business burglary at a petrol station in the area.
Journalist: Rodrick Titus
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