Intro:

Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel says during sentencing proceedings on Wednesday that society demanded a "harsh punishment" for those who kill.
Script:

SOUNDBITE (English), Gerrie Nel, prosecutor:

"You have to agree with me madam that society demands that if you kill someone, that there should be a harsh punishment."

UPSOUND (English) Annette Vergeer, social worker:

"I cannot dispute that but I would like to put it in context my lady. We cannot just have certain, we have to individualise, we have to look at circumstances."

SOUNDBITE (English), Gerrie Nel, prosecutor:

"If he doesn't have any funds it doesn't matter where he goes because he won't have the funds to pay the psychologist if he is at home, if he doesn't have the funds to pay if he was in prison, am I right?"

UPSOUND (English) Annette Vergeer, social worker

"That is correct concerning psychological treatment."

SOUNDBITE (English), Gerrie Nel, prosecutor:

"But then the court can do him a favour by sentencing him to prison because it's free, and it's available, because in prisons we have that."

UPSOUND (English) Annette Vergeer, social worker

"That is correct my lady but I am not sure that it is going to be a favour."