Man gets 15 years for fatal tavern stabbing in Vosburg

THE CARNARVON Regional Court convicted and sentenced 30-year-old Francois Elrico Williams to 15 years imprisonment for murder on July 16.

The court heard how the 26-year-old victim, Jean Pierre Jood, was fatally stabbed in the chest by Williams at a tavern in Vosburg on July 15, 2023.

Northern Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Molefi Shemane said the SAPS management in the Pixley ka Seme District commended Detective Warrant Officer Marthinus de Koning for the “thorough investigative work” that led to the conviction and sentencing.