. Kimberley – The sentencing of a man, who killed his 15-year-old niece and dumped her body in a drain at a primary school in Kuruman, was delayed when he tried to escape from a police van and cut his own throat.
Peace Segoje, who was being sentenced in the Northern Cape High Court, apparently tried to escape from the police vehicle while he was being transported to court.
Segoje was on Wednesday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for the murder of his niece and a further three years for defeating the ends of justice. He was also given 12 months for theft.
It is believed that on his way to court Wednesday, Segoje kicked broken the window of the police vehicle and cut his own throat.
He then apparently also started a fire in the back of the van and when police officials went to investigate the cause of the fire, he tried to flee but was apprehended.
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