A resident of Keetmanshoop, Hans Jaartze, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for a knife murder.

26-year-old Jaartze pleaded guilty to a murder charge at the start of his trial in the Keetmanshoop Regional Court.

He blamed alcohol for taking the life of his victim.

Jaartze, in his guilty plea, admitted that he fatally stabbed 39-year-old Jaco Kruger on March 1st, 2017 at Keetmanshoop.

The accused told the court he stabbed the deceased for pushing him aside.