Gqeberha man found guilty of three murders, attempted murder By Herald Reporter - 06 March 2021
SERIOUS CHARGES: Neavan Demingo, 23, was found guilty of a gang-related triple murder and attempted murder Image: Eugene Coetzee
A Gqeberha man was found guilty in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Thursday of a gang-related triple murder and attempted murder.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Anelisa Ngcakani said Neaven Demingo, 23, had also been convicted on two charges of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
On April 30 2019, Demingo and another man approached Austin Carlo Tembula, Fernando Oswald Ashia and a third man, who is not being named to protect his identity, near an electric substation in Hibiscus Street, Bethelsdorp.
By Devon Koen - 19 February 2021
AWAITING JUDGMENT: Neaven Demingo, 21, during an earlier appearance in the Port Elizabeth High Court Image: EUGENE COETZEE
Triple-murder accused Neaven Demingo will have to wait a little longer to find out whether he has been found guilty of the crimes of which he has been accused. The Port Elizabeth High Court heard on Thursday that the acting judge in the matter, Ivana Bands, would not hand down judgment as expected.
The case was accordingly postponed for two weeks.
Bands said she would be ready to deliver judgment on March 4.
Demingo, 21, has been charged with three counts of murder, one of attempted murder and two each of the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
Ten cartridges found at one shooting scene, court hears By Devon Koen - 13 January 2021
Ten bullet cartridge cases, allegedly fired from the same firearm, and at least one bullet were retrieved from the scene where Jacques Richard Roberts was gunned down.
This is according to forensic expert Warrant Officer Wesley McLean, who testified in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Wednesday.
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Triple murder accused’s trial postponed after prosecutor falls ill PREMIUM By Devon Koen - 14 December 2020
Three families from Port Elizabeth’s northern areas who lost loved ones at the hands of an alleged gangster are forced to continue waiting for justice to be served, after the trial of the alleged killer was postponed to next year.
Neaven Demingo, 21, faces three counts of murder, one of attempted murder and two each of the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.
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