18/02/2025
𝙕𝙄𝙈𝘽𝘼𝘽𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙉 𝙂𝘼𝙍𝘿𝙀𝙉𝙀𝙍 𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘿𝙊𝙐𝘽𝙇𝙀 𝙈𝙐𝙍𝘿𝙀𝙍𝙎
Updated - 20:53, February 18,2025
𝘽𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤 𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙝𝙤(𝙏𝘿𝙏𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 𝙎𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙏𝙊)
Joburg ( TdtNews Soweto ) - The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division,Johannesburg sentenced a gardener, Pardon Danhire (37), to 25 years for each of the murders of Nadine Terblanche and her son, Ruandre Voster, after entering into a plea and sentence agreement with the State.
𝘽𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙
The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. The court further ordered that five years of his sentence be suspended, on condition that he truthfully testifies against his co-accused Frederick Stapelberg, whose trial is set for 25 March 2025.
The court deviated from imposing the minimum prescribed sentence of life imprisonment, citing that Danhire co-operated with the state and took responsibility for his actions, thereby showing remorse.
𝘽𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙨
Danhire had worked as a gardener, hired by Stapelberg, who later, allegedly contracted him with a promise of R100 000 in payment, to kill his girlfriend Terblanche, and her son. The deceased lifeless bodies were discovered by a local security company on 27 November 2023, after they were summoned to the scene through a panic button that was allegedly pressed by Stapelberg, following an alleged physical altercation with Danhire about the money he was promised after killing the deceased. Subsequent to his arrest, Danhire confessed to authorities and fingered Stapelberg (accused 2), as the person who hired him to kill Terblanche to allegedly gain access to her assets and/or money in the event of her death.
The NPA frowns upon the senselessness killing of women and children, and will now focus on the trial against Stapelberg with the aim of ensuring that justice prevails.
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𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙂𝙞𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙎𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜
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