A 23-year-old woman was sentenced to six years in prison after a brutal assault on her teenage brother in the Northern Cape.

South African Police Service (SAPS) spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Sergio Kock said On Christmas Day 2023, Jo Ann Coetzee had been arguing with her mother at their home in Noordkamp, Keimoes, when her brother was called upon to intervene.

However, the situation escalated as Coetzee allegedly turned her rage towards her teenage brother who was trying to stop the fighting between the mother and daughter.

“She threw beer in his face and stabbed him in his back and chest,” said Kock.

Coetzee was arrested and convicted to six years suspended for five years for attempted murder on October 30, by the Kakamas Magistrates Court. She was also deemed unfit to carry a firearm.

The SAPS Management commends Detective Sergeant TZ Mohutsiwa of the Kakamas Family Violence, Child Protection, and Sexual Offences Unit for her diligent investigation that resulted in the conviction.

“The SAPS in the Northern Cape continues to display a zero tolerance approach towards domestic violence and are committed to bringing perpetrators thereof to justice.”

In a similar case, a 19-year-old girl was detained in connection with the violent murder of her 27-year-old brother in Giyani, Limpopo.

“According to police reports, the suspect (the sister) went to the police station and reported that she stabbed her brother with a sharp object,” said Limpopo provincial police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba.

“Police rushed to the vicinity and upon arrival, found a lifeless body of a 27-year-old brother on the ground, in a pool of blood. The deceased sustained stab wounds on the upper body and was covered with a blanket.”

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