Cigarette, one rand and drugs: Dispute over R1 ends in murder, man sentenced to 12 years
The Port Nolloth Regional Court has sentenced 34-year-old Luciano Donn, widely known as “Skarrel,” to 12 years’ direct imprisonment for the murder of 56-year-old Vivian van Wyk.
Van Wyk and a friend were walking to a relative when they made a quick stop at the house of an alleged local drug dealer.
Donn’s defence lawyer urged the court to lower the sentence, pointing out that Donn had previously done odd jobs for a local prophet, accepted the verdict, and spent time in holding cells awaiting trial.
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