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Greediness punished, police officer sentenced
A former SAPS employee was sentenced to 15 years for defrauding the public by falsely offering liquor licenses.
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Murder: Wife jailed 8 years
Linda van den Heever has been sentenced to an effective 8 years for the premeditated murder of her husband
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Contract killers jailed for life as Free State High Court delivers stern warning to hitmen
Two convicted contract killers have been sentenced to life imprisonment after the Bloemfontein High Court found them guilty of carrying out a murder-for-hire plot that claimed one man’s life and left another fighting for survival.
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Three foreign nationals arrested for drugs with an estimates street value of R130 000
An intelligence-driven operation on 25 June involved the Free State Provincial Organised Crime Investigation, Welkom Crime Intelligence, Provincial Crime Intelligence Surveillance unit, Selosesha Tactical Response Team, and Welkom Anti-Gang unit. […]
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Sixteen robbers stand trial for mall robbery
The large group of 16 men suspected of robbing two retail stores in the Goldfields Mall appeared in the Welkom Magistrates’ Court on Friday 26 June.
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Justice for Leo: Landmark sentence sends strong message against animal cruelty
A pastor and his wife have received direct imprisonment for animal cruelty and child sexual abuse in a groundbreaking Free State case marking South Africa’s first custodial sentence for domestic animal cruelty.
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Farm attackers receive 20-year sentences for brutal robbery and kidnapping
A former employee are among the two men who were jailed for a farm robbery and kidnapping near Smithfield, which took place last year.
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Man sentenced to two life terms for murder and rape
The court heard that Nkatsa followed his victim to her destination in Bothaville in the early hours of Friday, 4 August 2023. He raped her and stabbed her 17 times with a knife before fleeing the scene.
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Three farmers get life imprisonment each for brutal murder of a farm dweller
Three farmers convicted of murdering farm dweller Dumisani Phakathi sentenced to life in Pretoria High Court. Judge ruled killing was racially motivated.
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Polisievoertuig slaan om, verskeie beseer
‘n Polisievoertuig wat 13 manlike aangehoudenes vervoer het, het op Donderdagmiddag 19 Maart naby die Almaweg-verkeersirkel in Welkom omgeslaan. Die ongeluk het veelvuldige beserings tot gevolg gehad, asook ‘n kortstondige ontsnapping deur twee verdagtes, wat later weer in hegtenis geneem…