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Driver suspected of killing cyclist in 2018 back in court

Various members of the cycling community are expected to be at court on April 13 when the man accused of causing the death of a cyclist during the 2018 Berge & Dale is due to appear.

April 12, 2022
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AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit made comprehensive representations to the Director of Public Prosecutions in Gauteng (DPP) after the NPA initially indicated that they would not prosecute. Photo: Caxton Local Media.

The man accused of causing the death of cyclist Nino Oppel has been summoned by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to appear in the Krugersdorp Regional Court on Wednesday April 13.

This follows after AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit, which is assisting the Oppel family, made comprehensive representations to the Director of Public Prosecutions in Gauteng (DPP) after the NPA initially indicated that they would not prosecute.

Oppel was participating in the popular Berge & Dale cycling race in Muldersdrift in 2018 when the accused allegedly hit him with his vehicle and sped away.

Andrew Leask, chief investigator at AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit said in a statement the Unit currently has a watching brief in this matter and will be in court on April 13 to support Nino’s wife and family.

Various members of the cycling community have also indicated that they will be at court on Wednesday.”

Also read:

• Berge & Dale tragedy in 2018: Driver suspected of killing cyclist to appear in court
• Berge en Dale cyclist killed in hit and run
• Cycling victim’s wife pours out heart: ‘This fight is for all’

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April 12, 2022
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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
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