The police constable was stabbed to death.
A 17-year-old has been sentenced to four years compulsory residence at a youth centre, and a further four years direct imprisonment, to be served immediately after the compulsory residence, after being convicted for the murder of a police officer.
The teenager and his co-accused, 22-year-old Siyamthanda Mafata, entered into a plea agreement with the State after Constable Courtlin Lackay, 23, was stabbed to death in August last year.
The teenager cannot be named because he is a minor.
The court heard that on August 24, 2025, police arrived on the scene at a place of entertainment in Gaba Road, Kwa-Mandlenkos in Beaufort West, and found the body of the officer with a stab wound to his back.
