How wife killer was undone by 'arrogant' mistakes

20 September 2019 - 07:00 By Shain Germaner
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Judge Ramarumo Monama described George Barkhuizen as an “arrogant man”.
Judge Ramarumo Monama described George Barkhuizen as an “arrogant man”.
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Listing some of the behaviours that convinced him that George Barkhuizen was guilty of fraud, the murder of his wife and unlawful possession of a firearm, Judge Ramarumo Monama was damming.

In the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday, the judge described Barkhuizen as an “arrogant man” suffering from the effects of Dunning-Kruger syndrome.

 

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