The Ministry of Police said that they
welcomed the life sentence that was handed down to Johan Kotze and his
co-accused.
The matter was heard in the North Gauteng
High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday, whereby Kotze and his co-accused were given two life sentences.
Ministerial Spokesperson Zweli Mnisi said they
also wanted to congratulate the officers who were working on the case, as they
wanted to move from arrests to securing convictions.
Mnisi added that this case demonstrates that
their detectives are capable, they are better trained and this is one of the
reasons they are able to secure this harshly convictions.
“We
also hope this will send a strong message to all perpetrators of gender based
violence that their offences will be severely punished,” Mnisi Added.
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