TEARS flowed at the Western Cape High Court yesterday as the father of slain UWC student Jesse Hess told the judge that “God will give her killer what he deserves” as co-accused Tasliem “Boontjie” Ambrose begged for forgiveness.
Dad Lance Hess wept in the witness stand talking about Jesse’s life as sentencing proceedings for convicted killer David van Boven and Boontjie got underway amid protests by UWC students outside court.
The bodies of Jesse, 18, and her 85-year-old oupa, Chris Lategan were found in their Parow flat on 30 August 2019 after an apparent robbery.
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Both had been strangled to death, while Jesse had also been raped.
David, an alleged member of the 28s gang, was arrested several months later after he was iden
tified as the suspect…