Ex-fugitive sentenced to life in prison for murder
Ex-fugitive and convicted murderer Gerhardus Jansen van Vuuren has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Ex-fugitive and convicted murderer Gerhardus Jansen van Vuuren has been sentenced to life in prison.
It took seven years to track Gerhardus Jansen van Vuuren down to Brazil, re-arrest him and extradite him to South Africa.
Gerhardus Jansen van Vuuren was on Monday convicted of murdering his girlfriend by stabbing her 14 times in 2011 before fleeing to Brazil.
Jansen Van Vuuren murdered Andrea Venter in 2011. He was meant to stand trial in 2013 but he managed to flee the country. He will be sentenced on 27 July.
South Africa must work closely with Interpol in locating the fugitive Guptas. It will take the dedicated efforts of a team of experts, but it can be done. South Africa must work closely with Interpol in locating the fugitive Guptas. It will take the dedicated efforts of a team of experts, but i...