A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by the Malmesbury Regional Court in the Western Cape for the murder of his ex-girlfriend.

Luciano Jansen was sentenced on Friday.

Five years of the sentence is suspended.

Police spokesperson, Ndakhe Gwala, says Jansen stabbed his ex – girlfriend to death at her place of employment in October 2024.

“The attack took place at a petrol station in Moorreesburg, where the deceased worked. At the time of the incident, she had broken up with the accused,” says Gwala.

Gwala  says Jansen tried to take his own life after committing the murder

“He went to her workplace and stabbed her multiple times, then tried to slit his throat with the same knife.”

He stated that the sentence comes as the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign approaches.

Western Cape police say they continue to intensify the fight against gender-based violence and femicide.

#sapsWC [LUCIANO JANSEN FACES 25-YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR THE MURDER OF HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND]

The Malmesbury Regional court sentenced Luciano Jansen to 25 years direct imprisonment for the gruesome murder of his ex-girlfriend in October 2024.

The attack took place at a petrol station in Moorreesburg, where the deceased worked. At the time of the incident, she had broken up with the accused. He went to her workplace and stabbed her multiple times then tried to slit his throat with the same knife. She was declared deceased on the scene, while Jansen received medical treatment and was later arrested for murder.

The case was allocated to Detective Sergeant Duwayne Williams of Moorreesburg detectives, who presented a watertight case before the court, leading to the successful conviction of the accused.

On Friday 06 November 2026, Jansen was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment of which five were suspended. The sentence comes as we approach the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Western Cape police continue to intensify the fight against gender-based violence and #femicide.

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–Reporting by Vania van der Heever