Man sentenced to life after stabbing girlfriend 19 times in front of her minor child

26 APRIL 2024

Man sentenced to life after stabbing girlfriend 19 times in front of her minor child

The Clanwilliam Regional Court has sentenced Esethu Cawe (26) to life imprisonment and declared him unfit to possess a firearm after he stabbed his girlfriend, Relebohile Ncephe 19 times using two knives which broke while butchering her in front of her minor child.

NPA Appeal Against Rape Acquittal Upheld By The SCA

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) delivered its judgment on 24 April 2024, upholding the appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Eastern Cape which dealt with section 3 (offence of rape) of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 32 of 2007 (the Act).

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