Christopher Brown was also convicted of murdering his former girlfriend, Thulisa Lavisa, in Khayelitsha in 2015.
Christopher Brown, 25, who murdered Stacey Adams in June 2018, was also convicted of murdering his former girlfriend, Thulisa Lavisa, in Khayelitsha in 2015.Brown was arrested after Stacey’s body was found in a shallow grave behind the Wendy house where he lived in Mitchells Plain, a day after she disappeared.
The grave was in full view of the porch of the Adams family home in Eastridge, and the little girl’s family had known Brown since he was a child. The community reacted to the find by petrol-bombing Brown’s family home while police were inside conducting a search for Stacey.Sgt Randall Davids with, from left, Maj-Gen Hendrik Burger, Western Cape commissioner Lt-Gen Khombinkosi Jula and Maj-Gen Mpumelelo Manci.The investigating officer in the case, Sgt Randall Davids, was awarded a certificate of recognition on Thursday by Western Cape police commissioner Lt-Gen Khombinkosi Jula.
Speaking at the ceremony, Jula reiterated the importance of handling reports of missing persons with the urgency required. "In a province where crimes against women and children are so prevalent, every minute matters. No complainant must be turned away from a police station," he said.
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