Armand Opperman (39) was sentenced by the Rouxville Magistrate Court on the murder and robbery of 62-year-old Mr Lance Arthur Da Silva.
Mr Lance Arthur Da Silva (62) was found with a gunshot wound to the left temple in the main bedroom on the farm Windpoort, Rouxville District on Thursday, 4 May 2023 at about 14:30.
Armand Opperman, who was allegedly living with the deceased on the farm, went on the run and was arrested in Gqeberha the following day. He abandoned his bail application on Monday, 29 May 2023, in the Rouxville Magistrate’s Court and remained in custody.
The case was handed over to the a team of detectives from Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes, Murder and Robbery. Working together with the NPA Prosecutor, Armand Opperman was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment for culpable homicide and 14 years’ direct imprisonment for robbery with aggravating circumstances, 3 years for possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition.