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BREAKING NEWS: Chauke sentenced to life in prison for Serala View Murder

Simon Alex Chauke was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ignat Oosthuizen, in the Seshego Regional Court on Monday.

POLOKWANE – Chauke pleaded guilty and along with his life sentence, was sentenced to 15 years for robbery, with aggravated circumstances, 15 years for attempted murder, five years for attempted escape from lawful custody and five years for house breaking and theft.

Chauke says he did go to the Oosthuizen’s house with the intention to rob and said he was sober at the time.

A fight led to the death of Ignat Oothuizen and injured his wife, Simoné.

Chauke was arrested in May, 2015.

Read more: “We asked them to protect us, now he is dead”

He escaped from custody in November of the same year, but, was rearrested and remained in custody.

After sentencing, Chauke was taken back to correctional services to begin serving his sentence.

He has not yet said if he will appeal the sentence given.

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Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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