10 years for killing brother

A MAN who stabbed his brother to death was jailed for an effective 10 years by the High Court at Keetmanshoop on Friday.

Jacobus Coetzee (28) pleaded guilty to the murder charge. Coetzee admitted that he stabbed his brother, Daniel Coetzee, four times with an Okapi pocketknife during a quarrel over money on March 4 2005 at Keetmanshoop.Coetzee’s brother, who was 21 years old, died on the spot.Judge Kato van Niekerk sentenced Coetzee to 15 years in jail, of which five years were suspended.State Prosecutor Jackson Kuutondokwa prosecuted, while Principal Legal Aid Officer Stefan Coetzee represented Coetzee.Coetzee admitted that he stabbed his brother, Daniel Coetzee, four times with an Okapi pocketknife during a quarrel over money on March 4 2005 at Keetmanshoop.Coetzee’s brother, who was 21 years old, died on the spot.Judge Kato van Niekerk sentenced Coetzee to 15 years in jail, of which five years were suspended.State Prosecutor Jackson Kuutondokwa prosecuted, while Principal Legal Aid Officer Stefan Coetzee represented Coetzee.