18/02/2025
๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐
Updated - 20:53, February 18,2025
๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐ช๐ก๐๐๐๐ค(๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐)
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.
๐ฝ๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐
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.
๐ฝ๐ค๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐๐ช๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐จ
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.
๐๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ค
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐
' ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ '
