Realities clash as slain woman’s mom and killer’s dad hear his fate

Belgian national Jurgen Vandekeere appears at Benoni magistrate’s court for the rape and murder of Brentwood Park resident Chantelle Barnard in 2011.

Image: Gallo Images/Beeld/Deaan Vivier Belgian national Jurgen Vandekeere appears at Benoni magistrate’s court for the rape and murder of Brentwood Park resident Chantelle Barnard in 2011.

The family of Chantelle Barnard, and that of her murderer, Jurgen Vandekeere, sit metres apart at court.

But they occupy starkly different worlds.

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