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HIGH COURT CONVICTED GERHARDUS FOR MURDERING HIS GIRLFRIEND

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Former fugitive from justice and murderer Gerhardus Jansen van Vuuren was on Monday, 13 June 2022 convicted by the High Court of South Africa Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg. Jansen van Vuuren was convicted of premeditated murder, for stabbing his girlfriend, Andrea Venter, multiple times, resulting in her death in December 2011 before fleeing to Brazil.

He was further convicted on a charge of assault, that relates to the assault of the security officer, Thulani Ndlovu who was on guard duty on the day of the incident.

Acting Judge Ian Cox, dismissed Janse van Vuuren’s defence, of non-pathological criminal incapacity at the time the offence was committed and said that Senior State Adv. Rolene Barnard, working closely with investigating officer, Sergeant Felix Mthimkhulu succeeded in proving that the accused committed the murder of the deceased in premeditation.

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