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Johnny Baartman
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Johnny Baartman has pleaded guilty to the murder of his ex-wife, Desiree Baartman, and the mother of his two children today, May 5, at the High Court in Gqeberha.
As part of a plea agreement with the State he has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Baartman, a former high school teacher, killed the mother of his two children and dumped her body in a drain on the outskirts of Gqeberha. At the time they were divorced but still sharing the same house.
He cleaned the crime scene. Police discovered Desiree's body in a 3,7 m deep drain on June 20, 2023 on the outskirts of Gqeberha.
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