The 31 year old Thabiso Abrahams was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend on 26 June 2022. Police spokesperson sergeant Timothy Sam says, the court heard that the accused assaulted his girlfriend with a broom stick until it broke and continued to stab her on both her legs. Sam says, the neighbors found her lifeless body and notified the police. Sam says the provincial commissioner Lieutenant general Koliswa Otola welcomed the court outcome, citing that the police will leave no stone unturned in preventing the intentional killing of women and girls by violent men.
Journalist: Tsosangkgotla Mararang
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