UPDATE | Deveney Nel killer sentenced to 25 years in prison after plea bargain

UPDATE | Deveney Nel killer sentenced to 25 years in prison after plea bargain

The teenager who killed Grade 10 Overberg High School pupil Deveney Nel has been sentenced to an effective 25 years in prison by the Western Cape High Court.

Teenager sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment for the murder of Deveney Nel

Teen jailed for 25 years over classmate Deveney murder

An 18-year-old has been sentenced to 25 years’ direct imprisonment for the murder of 16-year-old learner Deveney Nel at Overberg High School in Caledon. The Western Cape High Court handed down the sentence after the accused, who was 17 at the time of the killing, entered into a plea and sentencing agreement with the State. (EWN) According to News24 Deveney went missing in August last year and her body was later found in a storeroom on the school…

Teenager convicted of Deveney Nel murder sentenced to 25 behind bars

The Western Cape High Court has sentenced the teenager convicted of the murder of 16-year-old Deveney Nel to an effective 25 years behind bars, which is the maximum sentence the accused could receive under the law.   According to the National Prosecuting Authority, the teen, through his legal representative, approached the State with an offer to enter into a plea and sentence agreement. He reportedly confessed to the murder of Deveney, an attemp…