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The man who killed his ex-lover and fled to Brazil, where he started a new life, has been handed a life sentence in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg.
Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren has placed his deceased father at the centre of his escape plan to Brazil, days before he was supposed to be tried for the murder of his ex-lover Andrea Venter. In exclusive footage obtained by News24, he can be seen walking into a bank branch.
Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren murdered his ex-girlfriend, Andrea Venter, in 2011 by stabbing her several times and slitting her throat at her apartment in Lonehill.
The father of Andrea Venter, who was butchered by her ex-boyfriend in her apartment in Lonehill, Johannesburg, says the family will never forgive the man for taking their daughter’s life.
Dr Gérard Labuschagne was the head of the SA police's specialised Investigative Psychology Section - the only unit mandated to profile offenders, for 14-and-a-half-years - during which time he analysed 110 murder series and countless other bizarre crimes.