A south African man imprisonment for 25 years for murder of his 58-year-old wife and 34-year-old stepdaughter.

[Augusta]

Pretoria High Court in South Africa has sentenced Paul Philipps Prinsloo (63) to an effective 25 years imprisonment for two counts of premeditated murder of his 58-year-old wife, Magdalenne Prinsloo and 34-year-old stepdaughter, Ruzanna Prinsloo.


The National Prosecuting Authority in a statement on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, said the couple, the stepdaughter and a 6-year-old granddaughter were staying together at Kosmo village in Hartbeespoort.


On 27 November 2023, Paul was at his home sitting outside the house visited by his friend when an argument ensued between him, his wife and his stepdaughter. Prinsloo then went upstairs to his room, fetched his firearm and shot his stepdaughter, when she fell, he proceeded to shoot the wife. He was immediately arrested.

 

[Starmix]

What a shallow reason to create a crime. Why are there people impulsive and no control He committed a heinous crime. He supposed to be sentenced to life.

 

[Augusta]

South African men are just doing the list now. I don't know what they really want. They are out yo kill the women in their lives

 

[eLdavis]

What a shallow reason to create a crime. Why are there people impulsive and no control He committed a heinous crime. He supposed to be sentenced to life.

That's the generation we are in today, so quick to act in a wrong way out of anger. It's scary cause you don't know what the person besides you is capable of doing.

 

[Starmix]

That's the generation we are in today, so quick to act in a wrong way out of anger. It's scary cause you don't know what the person besides you is capable of doing.

It's important to stay away conflict and if the blood boils instantly the owner self can hardly control his rage unless he's the victim of his feeling, It's better to give the mind to think what's right or wrong.

 

[Augusta]

The works is just turning bad. Even the love people have for one another is going cold. I hope we don't meet people that would kill us because of love

 

[magnus2022]

What a shallow reason to create a crime. Why are there people impulsive and no control He committed a heinous crime. He supposed to be sentenced to life.

63 years plus 25 years is roughly 88 years. It is possible that he will not coming out of prison alive. Though, he deserved life sentence. The judge must have a reason for that sentence. Maybe the stepdaughter provoked him and he could not hold himself.

 

[Augusta]

The killing of a spouse by another spouse is just becoming worrisome in south Africa. They need to take things easy