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Media Statement
KIMBERLEY – As the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence campaign approaches, the SAPS embraces the 15 year imprisonment sentence that was handed down by the Kimberley Regional Court to Isak Speelman (31) for murder. On 03 August 2022 at 20:45, the accused and the victim, Yvonne Schalwyk (23), were involved in an altercation where the accused beat the victim with an unknown blunt object at her shack at Marula Informal Settlement in Kimberley. Family members found her unconscious with severe facial injuries, and she was transported to the hospital, where she later died. Speelman was arrested and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment on 29 October 2024 and declared unfit to possess a firearm.
The Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola commended Detective Sergeant MC Moshotloa of Kimberley SAPS Detectives for his meticulous investigation that led to the sentence. Detectives together with Prosecution Authorities will continue to work vigorously to ensure justice for victims.
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