Mother Sentenced for Murder of Her Child

11 APRIL 2025


Mother Sentenced for Murder of Her Child

The Pretoria High Court, sitting in Benoni, has sentenced a 40-year-old mother from Dunnottar in Nigel to eight years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years, on condition that she is not convicted of murder during the period of suspension. This follows her conviction for the murder of her 16-year-old son and the attempted murder of her 7-year-old daughter.

Court Hands Down Eight Years Imprisonment to Protected Plant Poacher

11 April 2025

Court Hands Down Eight Years Imprisonment to Protected Plant Poacher

Springbok, Northern Cape –Hanro Owies (24) has been sentenced to eight years of direct imprisonment by the Springbok Regional Court and after the court found him guilty of illegally transporting and trading protected plant species. The conviction relates to contraventions of the Northern Cape Nature Conservation Act 9 of 2009.

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