Chairperson, I hereby give notice that on the next sitting day of the NCOP, I shall move on behalf of the IFP:
That the Council -
1) notes with shock and disgust that a 50-year-old man who was convicted of murdering his wife and daughter in order to avoid paying maintenance has been sent to jail for only 18 years;
2) further notes that the two women, who had a protection order against the man and had just attended a maintenance hearing against him, were shot dead execution style;
3) acknowledges that the sentence of just 18 years, which was handed down to this monstrous criminal, is not harsh enough, considering the heinous crimes that he committed; and
(4) calls upon all relevant authorities to do more to provide the necessary protection to our women and children so that they can feel safe and live a life free of fear.