Staff Reporter
A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to an effective 25 years’ direct imprisonment for the rape, murder and aggravated robbery of 79-year-old Little Karoo farm owner Valerie Enziar.
The Western Cape Division of the High Court in Cape Town imposed the sentence after the teenager entered into a plea and sentencing agreement over the attack at Doring Kloof Farm on 14 July 2025.
The child cannot be named because he was a minor at the time of the crime.
The court sentenced him to 20 years’ imprisonment for rape, 25 years for murder and 15 years for robbery with aggravating circumstances.
The rape and robbery sentences will run concurrently with the murder sentence.
The court also declared the teenager unfit to possess a firearm under Section 103 of the Firearms Control Act.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the accused admitted in his plea explanation that he
You’ve reached your free article limit
Subscribe to enjoy unlimited access to trusted journalism. Cancel anytime.
Subscribe nowNeed help? molokom@insidepolitic.co.za
