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.
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Arrested wife of slain hotelier allegedly offered R400k and diamond ring for her dirty work report 04 April 2021 - 13:13 By Time LIVE Suretha Brits appeared in the Pofadder magistrate’s court on Wednesday in connection with her husband Leon’s murder. According to a report, she has been fingered as the mastermind behind his death Image: Facebook
Her diamond ring and a payout of almost half a million rand. That s what the wife of slain Pofadder hotelier, Suretha Brits is alleged to have offered as payment for her “dirty work”, according to a report on Sunday.
Leon Brits was found floating in a swimming pool at one of the couple’s properties in Pofadder on October 7 2020. There were several stab wounds on his body.
Pofadder hotelier Leon Brits was killed on 7 October 2020.
His wife, Suretha, was arrested in connection with his murder this week and appeared briefly in court.
Her co-accused, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail, alleged in his plea agreement that Suretha was the mastermind.
The wife of slain Pofadder hotelier Leon Brits is accused of being the mastermind behind his murder, with her co-accused alleging she offered R400 000 and constantly pestered him to do her dirty work , according to a report on Sunday.
Suretha Brits, 30, was arrested in Kakamas in the Northern Cape on Monday morning, five months after her husband s murder, News24 reported.