Murder
Angy Peter: state probe was biased, says defence
The police investigation into the murder of Rowan du Preez was biased, the defence advocate in the Angy Peter trial has argued.
Johnnie Isaac and Barbara Maregele
News | 3 September 2014
Khayelitsha commission: rift between police and community “not irretrievable”
The commission into policing in Khayelitsha has recommended that in order to restore a good working relationship with the community, the South African Police Services should promise to be respectful, transparent, and perform their duties in a professional manner.
Barbara Maregele
News | 29 August 2014
Angy Peter trial: judge wants police to explain mistakes
Police statements to the media after the arrest of Social Justice Coalition activists came under the spotlight in the Angy Peter trial today.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 28 August 2014
Angy Peter trial: detective admits he did not investigate
Detective Constable Stanford Muthian acknowledged on Tuesday during the Angy Peter trial that he had not conducted his own investigation into the murder.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 27 August 2014
Angy Peter trial: investigator thought it sufficient to “rubber stamp” statements
None of the witnesses to murder victim Rowan Du Preez’s alleged deathbed statement were asked to swear that their statements were true, the investigating officer of the case told the court on 25 August.
Simone Haysom
News | 26 August 2014
Commission finds “serious inefficiencies” in Khayelitsha policing
The Commission of Inquiry into Policing in Khayelitsha has identified “serious, overlapping (policing) inefficiencies”.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 25 August 2014
Angy Peter case frustrated by sick detective constable
Whispers of disbelief and frustration broke the silence in the courtroom as Judge Robert Henney announced that detective constable Stanford Muthian had called in sick for the second time in the last week. Muthian of Mfuleni police station headed the investigation into the kidnapping and murder of Rowan du Preez.
Barbara Maregele
News | 22 August 2014
Crucial evidence missing from police docket
The handwritten notes made by the three police officers who claim they recorded Rowan du Preez’s dying declaration “were nowhere to be found” in the investigating docket.
Barbara Maregele
News | 21 August 2014
Angy Peter case: defence questions police docket
Defence attorney William King has questioned the authenticity of the police docket handed to the court in the trial of Angy Peter and others.
Barbara Maregele
News | 20 August 2014