Date | May 27–28, 2017 |
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Time | 6 - 7:30 AM[1] (SAST) |
Location | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Type | Rape, Murder |
Target | Hannah Cornelius, Cheslin Marsh |
Perpetrator | Nashville Julius, Geraldo Parsons, Eben Van Niekerk, Vernon Witbooi |
Deaths | 1 (Hannah Cornelius) |
Non-fatal injuries | 1 (Cheslin Marsh) |
Charges | Murder, kidnapping, rape, robbery |
Trial | Cape Town high court |
Verdict | Guilty |
Sentence | Combined 358 years (three out of four facing life sentences) |
Hannah Cornelius was a 21-year-old South African Stellenbosch University student. Hannah, along with her friend Cheslin Marsh, were abducted by a gang in Stellenbosch, South Africa, in May 2017, which led to Cornelius being raped and murdered.[2]