NPA and family of slain Matlhomola Moshoeu react to the sentences handed down to Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte of 18 years and 23 years respectively.
The pair have also been sentenced for kidnapping, intimidation, theft and pointing a firearm which will run concurrently with their terms for murder.
In 2017, the small town in the North West was rocked by violent protests after a 16-year-old boy was killed by two men who accused him of stealing sunflowers. As the men return to court for sentencing, EWN takes a look back at the case.
The State in the murder case of Coligny teenager Matlhomola Moshoeu has argued that his killers should be permanently removed from society, adding that they committed a violent and barbaric crime.
The sentencing of Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte, convicted killers of 16-year-old Mathlomola Moshoeu in Coligny, has been postponed to 6 March 2019.
EWN's Thando Kubheka gives the highlights of the testimony by Agnes Moshoeu, the mother of 16-year-old Matlhomola Moshoeu who was killed by Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte.
Agnes Moshoeu told the court that her son, who was one of seven children, didn't have to die for sunflowers.
EWN reporter Thando Kubheka wraps up day one of sentence proceedings against Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte, the men convicted of the murder of Coligny teen Mathlomola Moshoeu.
AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel said that they will foot the legal fees of the two Coligny convicted murderers when they appeal the conviction and sentence.
Last year, Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte were convicted for the 2017 murder of the 16-year-old after they accused him of stealing sunflowers from a farm.
On Wednesday, the North West High Court convicted Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte for the 2017 murder of the teenager.
On Wednesday, the high court in the North West found Pieter Doorewaad and Philip Schutte intentionally pushed Matlhomola Moshoeu off a moving van, accusing him of stealing sunflowers.
Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte have also been convicted of other crimes including kidnapping, intimidation, theft and pointing a firearm.
Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte were found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Mathlomola Moshoeu in Coligny, at the North West High Court in Mahikeng.
The North West High Court, sitting in Mafikeng, is expected to deliver judgement against Philip Schutte and Pieter Doorewaard.
Pieter Doorewaard and Philip Schutte made a brief appearance on Monday but the matter was postponed as an Afrikaans interpreter was unavailable.
The National Prosecuting Authority says there are still other matters which need to be finalised by the investigating team.
