Two men were handed life sentences for the murder of Northern Cape hotelier Leon Brits in the Upington high court on Thursday, joining his widow and another accomplice behind bars.
Northern Cape top cop, Brigadier Dick de Waal, dies after short illness
By Sandi Kwon Hoo
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THE PROVINCIAL management of the SAPS has conveyed heartfelt condolences following the death of the provincial head of organised crime Brigadier Dick de Waal on May 14.
De Waal was the investigating officer in a number of high-profile cases including the triple family murder of the Steenkamp family on their farm in Griekwastad, the G4S security cash heist where R30 million went missing, the murder of the Pofadder hotel owner Leon Brits and the murder and kidnapping of the Brand family in Hartswater.
Bail application of mother of two accused of killing hotel owner husband delayed
By Benida Phillips
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The bail application of 30-year-old Suretha Brits, who is accused of being the mastermind in the murder of her husband, the owner of the Pofadder Hotel, was postponed to May 17.
Brits appeared in the Pofadder Magistrate’s Court on April 29, 2021.
Provincial National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson, Mojalefa Senokoane said Brits, who is the mother of three children, is facing murder charges following the death of her husband, Leon Brits.
“On October 7, 2020, the victim was brutally killed and his body thrown into the swimming pool on one of his properties, where it was later found. Some items of value, which included diamonds and money was also stolen.