# The National Prosecuting Authority welcomes the 20-year prison sentence handed to Moeketsi Mphatlatsa for a brutal 2020 farm attack on award-winning farmer Mimie Jacobs in the Free State. The Winnie Mandela Magistrate’s Court, formerly Brandfort, described the assault as merciless and orchestrated. NPA regional spokesperson Mojalefa Senokoatsane says the sentence sends a strong message that violent rural crimes will not go unpunished:
Farm attacker jailed for 20 years after vicious assault on award-winning Free State farmer [SOUND]
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