The police have expressed approval of the conviction and sentencing of 41-year-old Martiens Koopman by the Carnarvon regional court on July 25, 2024. Police spokesperson Sergeant Molefi Shemane says two senior citizens, Hendriena Janetta Jacobs, aged 78, and Pieter Daniel Jacobs, aged 80, were assaulted and robbed in their home on Magrieta Prinsloo Street, Carnarvon, on April 25, 2023. During the incident, the 80-year-old victim defended himself by striking the assailant on the head with a knob-kerrie. The perpetrator reportedly escaped with valuables and a cellphone. He was ultimately convicted and received a 15-year sentence for house robbery and an additional 5 years for theft.Insert - Cellphone