SOLDIER SENT FOR MORE OBSERVATION
A soldier accused of shooting dead his two young children and wounding his wife was sent for further psychiatric observation on Thursday.
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) member Philippus Jacobus Venter was due to appear in the Hoedspruit Periodical Magistrate's Court in Limpopo for a bail application.
Prosecutor William Makwela said that Venter, who has been undergoing psychiatric observation at Mangkweng Hospital near Polokwane, did not appear.
"He is still in hospital. The doctor asked us for another 30 days to observe him," said Makwela from his Phalaborwa office.
The matter was postponed in Venter's absence to July 31.
Venter faces charges of murder, attempted murder and illegal possession of a rifle and ammunition.
The shooting happened in April at the Hoedspruit military base. At the time, Venter was being investigated on allegations of rape and murder in Burundi while he was part of a peacekeeping mission there. He is facing charges in connection with this.
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22 Juin 2006 à 17:11 dans
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