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15 Year old case of murder of Etienne Van Wyk, accused sentenced, Nelspruit

South African Police Service

15 Year old case of murder of Etienne Van Wyk, accused sentenced, Nelspruit
15 Year old case of murder of Etienne Van Wyk, accused sentenced, Nelspruit

Ronnie Mafika Nkosi (44) has been sentenced to twenty-five years imprisonment for murder and burglary that took place fifteen years ago in Steiltes, Nelspruit where a local businessman, 29-year-old victim Etienne Van Wyk was murdered.

The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team arrested Nkosi on 16 October 2020, following the resuscitation of the investigation.

As a consequence Nkosi was convicted on both housebreaking and murder charges by the Nelspruit Regional Court on Monday, 6 June 2022.

The same court has on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, imposed a 25 years’ imprisonment sentence for murder and additional five years for housebreaking on Nkosi.

The court has further declared Nkosi unfit to possess a firearm.

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