A man who responded to a Facebook Marketplace advert for an ice-cream machine is allegedly lured to Winterveld, where he is shot and killed. South African outlet IOL reports that the incident follows a shopping-trip arrangement made through the social media platform.

The case centers on the accused robbers’ use of the online advert to target the buyer. IOL says the man was killed during the encounter, and the court sentences the perpetrators to life imprisonment. The report frames the offence as both a robbery linked to the marketplace interaction and an attack that results in the buyer’s death.

While details beyond the basic account are limited in the provided material, the overall thrust across coverage is that an ordinary purchase attempt through Facebook Marketplace becomes a violent crime. The sentencing indicates the court finds the accused responsible for the killing connected to the advertised deal.