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De Aar Court Sentences Man to 10 Years for Fatal Stabbing Over a Cigarette

Officials credit a thorough police investigation for the conviction.

Overview

  • Jannie Booysen, 43, was convicted in the De Aar Regional Court on Monday, 24 November 2025.
  • The court imposed 10 years’ direct imprisonment for the murder of 56-year-old Johan Malieke.
  • Police say Booysen was arrested shortly after the stabbing during an argument over a cigarette in Malaykamp, Sunrise, De Aar.
  • Pixley Ka Seme District Commissioner Major General Nomana Mtukushe praised Detective Sergeant Lungile Malumla of the Sunrise Detectives for work that secured the verdict.
  • Reports differ on whether the stabbing occurred this November or last November, though all accounts agree on the arrest, prosecution and sentence.