By Charmaine Ndlela
The Gqeberha Regional Court has sentenced Kevin Pretorius to an effective 10 years’ imprisonment following the deaths of Mari Hoon (28) and her fiancé, Jean Vosloo (25), who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at Pretorius’s Kliphuis guesthouse in April 2020.
Evidence presented in court by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) showed that the couple died after inhaling toxic carbon monoxide fumes that accumulated in the bathroom due to a defective gas geyser installation.
Investigations revealed that the geyser lacked a flue pipe to channel hazardous gases outside the building.
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