Senekal Murder trial (Brendin Horner)

[Fulcrum29]

The Hawks will investigate police corruption and possible SAPS involvement,

Hawks now say they are looking into report alleging SAPS involvement in Free State stock theft | News24

After an initial denial, the Hawks have confirmed that they received a report last year which alleged that some police officers were involved in livestock theft in Paul Roux and Senekal in the Free State, Rapport reports.

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Hawks now say they are looking into report alleging SAPS involvement in Free State stock theft

I see the Hawks have finally admitted to having received the report last year. I am glad News24 reported on it, it means a great deal with the bias going on.

 

[TelkomUseless]

Holy crap.. a report last year.. acting only now. But yea..

 

[TheChamp]

Where are the honorable mybb members that said this is fake news? Totally MIA. Oh, stirring elsewhere.

Give me names, I will summon them back to come and account.

 

[schumi]

Senekal men's case postponed to 2021​

The case of André Pienaar and Stephanus Johannes Fourie, who were arrested for their alleged role in a fiery protest in the Free State, has been postponed to 2021.

Pienaar and Fourie appeared in the Senekal magistrate's court on Friday morning.

The matter has been postponed to March 1 next year for further investigation, Pienaar's lawyer Jacques Potgieter confirmed.

More at: https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2020-11-20-senekal-mens-case-postponed-to-2021/

 

[STS]

Give me names, I will summon them back to come and account.

What happened to his post? Was it fake news?

 

[Sollie]

What happened to his post? Was it fake news?

No, future news.

Just like state capture being a conspiracy theory a few years ago. Happy?

 

[skimread]

Matlaletsa was granted bail in the murder of Brendin Horner has been put back in jail for stealing stock again.

Released on the 23rd and arrested on the 26th. Poor guy will lose his disability grant.

Brendin Horner accused back in jail after being rearrested for stock theft case | News24

One of the men accused of murdering farm manager Brendin Horner, is back behind bars after he was rearrested and charged in a separate case of stock theft.

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[Fulcrum29]

Matlaletsa was granted bail in the murder of Brendin Horner has been put back in jail for stealing stock again.

Released on the 23rd and arrested on the 26th. Poor guy will lose his disability grant.

Brendin Horner accused back in jail after being rearrested for stock theft case | News24

One of the men accused of murdering farm manager Brendin Horner, is back behind bars after he was rearrested and charged in a separate case of stock theft.

www.news24.com

I guess he was released, again?

 

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I guess he was released, again?

Nope its his 18th time arrested. That makes him an adult.

 

[Kung Fu Porkchop]

Matlaletsa was granted bail in the murder of Brendin Horner has been put back in jail for stealing stock again.

Released on the 23rd and arrested on the 26th. Poor guy will lose his disability grant.

Brendin Horner accused back in jail after being rearrested for stock theft case | News24

One of the men accused of murdering farm manager Brendin Horner, is back behind bars after he was rearrested and charged in a separate case of stock theft.

www.news24.com

He needs to be locked away pemanently. He's shown that he goes back to crime every time. 18 times.. really?

 

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He needs to be locked away pemanently. He's shown that he goes back to crime every time. 18 times.. really?

Apparently, they also just realized he was arrested previously for rape and kidnapping of two minors in 2001 but he is only being charged now for it. This just shows how inept the police are and how totally out of control crime is in our country that he can slip through the cracks AND still got bail in 2020. All while getting a disability grant from government. Why was the rapes of minors not mentioned at his bail hearing? This is the guy the EFF was saying was justified for killing the farmers. A guy who has a criminal record so long it takes months to uncover.

A braai brings the town of Senekal back together

Not only did the group decide to have a braai to get to know each other, but they also formed the Senekal and Matwabeng Forum to clean up the town.

citizen.co.za

 

[Fulcrum29]

Apparently, they also just realized he was arrested previously for rape and kidnapping of two minors in 2001 but he is only being charged now for it. This just shows how inept the police are and how totally out of control crime is in our country that he can slip through the cracks AND still got bail in 2020. All while getting a disability grant from government. Why was the rapes of minors not mentioned at his bail hearing? This is the guy the EFF was saying was justified for killing the farmers. A guy who has a criminal record so long it takes months to uncover.

A braai brings the town of Senekal back together

Not only did the group decide to have a braai to get to know each other, but they also formed the Senekal and Matwabeng Forum to clean up the town.

citizen.co.za

Maybe they have realised the moment the Hawks was compelled to investigate a police corruption report which they have shelved for a year long for reasons unknown. Matlaletsa could very well be a pawn in the larger scheme of corrupt things.

 

[Sollie]

I am shocked!

There, can I also now become president (or at least the minister of Police)?

 

[skimread]

Maybe they have realised the moment the Hawks was compelled to investigate a police corruption report which they have shelved for a year long for reasons unknown. Matlaletsa could very well be a pawn in the larger scheme of corrupt things.

I think the policemen probably have relatives and farms somewhere themselves and they use these dumb uneducated criminals to get them free stock without the policemen themselves having to dirty their hands.

 

[schumi]

Brendin Horner murder: Case postponed again, this time due to outstanding DNA test results

The criminal case against the two men accused of murdering Free State farm manager Brendin Horner has been delayed again as the DNA test results are still outstanding, almost six months after the arrests.

Sekwetje Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Matlaletsa, 44, appeared in the Senekal Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, where the matter was postponed to 13 May for further investigation.

The State asked for a further postponement because the DNA analysis tests had not yet been completed. It was argued that issues at the forensic laboratory were to blame for the delay.

This is the fifth postponement since the outcome of the accused's bail application near the end of October 2020.

More at: https://www.news24.com/news24/south...-due-to-outstanding-dna-test-results-20210330

 

[netstrider]

Interesting.

Let's put it this way.

The criminal case against the two men accused of murdering former criminal Nelson Mandela has been delayed again as the DNA test results are still outstanding, almost six months after the arrests.

Sekwetje Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Matlaletsa, 44, appeared in the Senekal Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, where the matter was postponed to 13 May for further investigation.

The State asked for a further postponement because the DNA analysis tests had not yet been completed. It was argued that issues at the forensic laboratory were to blame for the delay.

This is the fifth postponement since the outcome of the accused's bail application near the end of October 2020

 

[Fulcrum29]

Interesting.

Let's put it this way.

The thing about this trial, it is political and was attended by Bheki Cele. It was a trial in the public interest due to racial tension, and DNA tests was expedited. News only recently broke out that the SAPS's DNA system is down, and it was already down at the time this case was expedited. So how did Cele not know at the time, sure, he did or was this a hidden technicality at the time which should have been made known to the court?

Here we are with a case being postponed time and time again due to the SAPS's incompetence. A matter which was called in urgency with no urgency at all, a shame really. Sure the prosecutors should be asking the hard questions?

Justice delayed is Justice denied.

The only winners here were the EFF...

 

[Fulcrum29]

I see this case has again been postponed, 6th time in a row, next hearing is in June. The laboratory was to be blamed as usual. In June, it should be ~9 months waiting on the DNA results. The case is also moved to the Free State High Court, so the state prosecution better get their ducks in a row.

 

[schumi]

Men accused of murdering Brendin Horner released on bail following DNA evidence

The two men accused of murdering Free State farm manager, Brendin Horner, in October last year have been released on bail after it emerged they could not be linked through DNA analysis.

Sekwetje Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Matlaletsa, 44, appeared in the Senekal Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, where they applied for bail on new facts.


National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Phaladi Shuping told News24 the court accepted the new facts, which included:

- The DNA results are available and do not link the accused to the commission of the crime;

- It was initially reported that Horner was killed in the early hours of 2 October, but now the State said he was murdered between 19:00 and 20:00 on 1 October.

News24 previously reported that bloodstained clothes had been found at Mahlamba's house when he was arrested.
Mahlamba had claimed the blood was from an animal he had slaughtered for a traditional ceremony.

However, the State said it had witness testimony that Mahlamba had not attended the ceremony.

The bloodstained clothes, Horner's hat, a knife found at the scene, and the rope used to strangle the 21-year-old farm manager were taken for forensic analysis.

It has now emerged that none of the DNA matches either of the accused, nor does the blood on Mahlamba's clothes match that of Horner, Shuping confirmed.

More at: https://www.news24.com/news24/south...eased-on-bail-following-dna-evidence-20210622

 

[Fulcrum29]

I don't know which Brendin Horner thread to post news in any more, as the main one is locked and others are no-starters... but here is a development. Guess who the Hawks have arrested related to the case...

Brendin Horner: 5 polisielede in hegtenis

Die Valke het nege maande nadat Brendin Horner buite Paul Roux vermoor is, die eerste deurbraak gemaak ná die bewerings dat polisielede betrokke is by veediefstalsindikate hier.

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Brendin Horner: 5 polisielede in hegtenis

5 Cops.