Two white South African farmers were sentenced to up to 23 years in prison for murdering a 15-year-old black teen who was thrown from a moving vehicle
Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte, found guilty of killing a teenager, Matlhomola Mosweu, who was thrown from a moving vehicle, look on during sentencing in Mafikeng, South Africa, March 6, 2019.
Violent crime in South African farming communities has stirred racial tensions and protests. Blacks comprise 80 percent of the 54 million population, but most of its wealth remains in the hands of whites, who make up about eight percent.The two defendants, Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte, were found guilty in October of murder, kidnapping, intimidation, theft and pointing of a firearm.
The convictions and heavy sentences meted out were unusual in South Africa. In 2017, two white farmers were jailed for up to 14 years for attempted murder, assault and kidnapping after they were filmed pushing a wailing black man into a coffin. Doorewaard will serve 18 years in prison including 15 for murder while Schutte will serve 23 years, 20 of which is for murder.
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