US EditionUPDATE | Life Behind Bars: Dumisani Phakathi’s Killers Sentenced for Brutal Farm Murder
The three farm employees were convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life imprisonment despite no clear motive, with the court noting the absence of racial motivation evidence.
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Three farmers jailed for 'racially motivated' murder of farm dweller
The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has sentenced three farmers to life imprisonment each for the 2023 murder of a Mamokgalieskraal farm dweller. Jaco Wessels Kemp, 36, Louise Coetzee, 29, and Gert Frederik van der Westhuizen, 38, were found guilty of the premeditated murder of Dumisani Phakathi. Brutal attack and attempted cover-up In addition to the life sentences, the court declared all three unfit to possess firearms and ordered them to…
UPDATE | Life behind bars: Dumisani Phakathi’s killers sentenced for brutal farm murder
Jaco Kemp, Louis Coetzee and Gert van der Westhuizen have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2023 murder of Dumisani Phakathi, who was viciously beaten to death on a chicken farm in Brits, North West.
Farmers given life sentences for murder of Dumisani Phakathi, judge finds racial motive | Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi
The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, has sentenced farmers Jaco Wessels Kemp (36), Louise Coetzee (29) and Gert Frederik van der Westhuizen (38) to life imprisonment each for the premeditated, racially motivated murder of farm dweller Dumisani Phakathi, authorities stated. The court also declared them unfit to possess firearms and ordered the […] The post Farmers given life sentences for murder of Dumisani Phakathi, judge …
Three Farmers Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder Of Farm Dweller
Pretoria – Three farmers have been sentenced by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, to life in prison for the murder of a farm dweller. On Friday, 27 March 2026, the court sentenced 29-year-old Louise Coetzee, 36-year-old Jaco Wessels Kemp, and 38-year-old Gert Frederik van der Westhuizen to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of Dumisani Phakathi, a farm dweller. The court further declared all three accused unf…
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