| 2025/04/08 |
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Media Statement UPINGTON – The Management of the South African Police Service in the ZF Mgcawu District welcomed the hefty sentence that was handed down in Upington Regional Court on 31 March 2025 to a 32-year-old accused for the murder of his brother. On 21 May 2024 the two brothers, Jan Rooi (33) and Willem Rooi (32), were involved in an altercation at home in Raaswater during which Jan was fatally stabbed by his brother. The police were alerted and the case was assigned to Sergeant Vuyani Silingile of Upington Detective Branch. The accused, Willem Rooi was arrested later that day and was brought before court. The accused’s brother was convicted for murder and he was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. The investigating officer and NPA were lauded for the teamwork and prompt investigation, which secured a lengthy sentence for a Domestic Violence related case. Ends
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