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Double murder accused to remain behind bars

 

The man accused of the double murder of Darlene Mapula Madiba (34) and her friend Victor Mthokozisi Radebe (36) briefly appeared in the Louis Trichardt Regional Court on Tuesday.

Vincent Teboho Moabelo was the ex-boyfriend of Madiba and was arrested in connection with their deaths on 13 October. Madiba and Radebe were shot dead in Madiba’s Louis Trichardt home in Duiker Street, shortly after her court order for protection against Moabelo was cancelled.

According to court records, Moabelo was charged with assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm in August this year. His weapon was seized by the police but was returned to him shortly before the assault case was finalized and the protection order cancelled.

The newspaper was able to determine that the circumstances which led to Moabelo’s weapon being handed back to him were investigated by the Makhado police, as well as the national prosecuting authority (NPA). Even if Moabelo is cleared of the murder charges against him, the release of his weapon was not supposed to have happened before the first case of assault had been properly investigated and finalized.

Moabelo will appear in court again on Friday, 5 December.

 

Date:05 December 2014

By: Isabel Venter

Isabel joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in 2009 as a reporter. She holds a BA Degree in Communication Sciences from the University of South Africa. Her beat is mainly crime and court reporting.

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