On 10 March 2020, the Kimberley High Court sentenced 29-year-old, Thabo Phillemon Khonkhobe to 18 years imprisonment for stabbing his girlfriend to death.
On 26 October 2019 at about 21:00, Khonkhobe embroiled in an argument with his girlfriend and stabbed her several times with a sharp object at their house in Kagisho. The victim died on the scene and Khonkhobe was arrested the same day at the scene of crime.
The accused was denied bail and made several appearances before court until he was found guilty and sentenced to 18 years direct imprisonment.
The SAPS management in the Northern Cape welcomed the sentence and applauded the investigating officer, Sergeant Marcio Capkey for his meticulous investigation that ensured that the accused face jail time.
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