UPDATE 18 August; 2.44 pm
Judge, Delize Smith has indicated that she will impose sentence in the Monte Murder case on Thursday 20 August.
18 August; 2.37 pm
Labelled as a modern day Bonnie and Clyde, the pair are scheduled to be sentenced in the murder and fraud case of Dustan Blom, who was found dead in the boot of his car in a parking lot at Montecasino in September 2013.
In the High Court sitting in Palm Ridge on 18 August, both Malan and Robinson pleaded not guilty on a robbery charge, but State prosecutor Zaais van Zyl was able to get Robinson to admit the pair had planned to use violence to get Blom’s money.
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Malan, who had previously denied murder, admitted to the court that he had killed Blom and was very sorry for his actions.
In a moving testimony, Julie Padgett, Blom’s younger sister told the court what a sensitive soul her brother had been.
An emotional Padgett said, “I’ll never forget what destruction you have caused. The last 23 months were a long and painful road.”
Jesse Penton, Robinson’s attorney, argued that Robinson played a passive role in the murder, and that Malan was the mastermind behind Blom’s death.
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“Robinson is a first offender and has already been behind bars for two years… Robinson has taken responsibility for her actions. She wanted money not murder,” he said.
The trial continues following the lunchtime break.
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