Men who brutally assaulted and murdered 21-year-old university student laugh and smile during sentencing
The men who kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered a South African university student, Hannah Cornelius, have reportedly been sentenced to life imprisonment. 27-year-old Geraldo Parsons, 33-year-old Vernon Witbooi and 28-year-old Eben van Nieker were found guilty on multiple charges, including rape, murder, kidnapping, robbery and attempted murder of Hanna's friend Chelsin Marsh.
Reports state that the Western Cape High Court on Monday sentenced all three accused to two life terms each for Hannah's rape and murder. Parsons and Witbooi were also handed 25 years for attempted murder, 20 years for robbery, 15 years each for four counts of robbery and 10 years for kidnapping.
Meanwhile, Van Niekerk was sentenced to 20 years for attempted murder, 20 years for robbery, 10 years for kidnapping Hannah and Cheslin and an additional eight years for kidnapping another woman in October, according to the Daily Mail. Another man, 29-year-old Nashville Julius, was also sentenced to 15 years for two counts of robbery and seven years of kidnapping.
