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Legalbrief   |   your legal news hub Sunday 05 April 2026

Man convicted of murdering two teenage girls

* Xander Bylsma (22) has been found guilty of murdering two teenage girls at their school hostel in May 2018. The conviction of Bylsma on two counts of murder followed the deaths of Marna Engelbrecht (17) and Sharnelle Hough (16), who were killed at the Stella High School hostel, near Vryburg, in May 2018. The date of sentencing has not yet been determined.