South African Police Service have confirmed that Springbok Regional Court recently convicted and sentenced Robin-Lee Appolis (30) to six (6) years’ imprisonment, on two counts of culpable homicide after a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two children.
On 17 October 2020, two minor children were fatally injured when the driver of a bakkie lost control of the vehicle on the Homeb Road near Concordia.
At the time[get involved into accident] of the incident, the children were travelling on the load bed of the vehicle.
The court ordered that the sentences run concurrently, resulting in an effective term of six (6) years’ imprisonment.
The Namakwa District Commissioner, Brigadier Schalk Andrews, welcomed the sentence handed down by the court and commended the thorough investigative work conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Harold Magerman.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) remains committed to ensuring diligent investigations into all cases involving the loss of life as a result of motor vehicle accidents.
BY LUCKY SEANEGO
