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Groblersdal vier se borgaansoeke more weer hopelik hervat

Die borgaansoeke van Francois van der Merwe, Devon Hofmeyr, Tewie Wessels en Willem Petzer is weer in die Groblersdal landdroshof uitgestel.

Die borgaansoeke sal more weer voortgesit word. Van der Merwe is nou al meer as drie weke in aanhouding op ‘n skedule een oortreding.

Die vier is gearresteer vir openbare geweld, maar Petzer, Wessels en Hofmeyr is meer as veertien dae later, eers aangekla nadat hulle soos stout seuns by die polisiestasie moes aanmeld.

Advokate Isak Herbst, Wayne Gibbs en Piet Pistorius.

Ten spyte van hul gewilligheid, is die ondersoekbeampte van mening borg moet geweier word, omdat hy glo “hulle dit weer sal doen”.

Daar was egter geen openbare geweld gepleeg die dag van van der Merwe se arrestasie nie, met van der Merwe wat erken sy elmboog het per ongeluk met ‘n polisievrou kontak gemaak.

Francois van der Merwe, Willem Petzer, Devon Hofmeyr en Tewie Wessels.

Hy is deur n groep van minstens sewe polisielede en twee verkeersmanne gearresteer.

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Sjani Campher

Sjani has been working as a community journalist and photographer at the Middelburg Observer since 2018, during which she has been responsible for the content creation for both digital and print, as well as maintaining the publication's online platforms. She is a member of the Forum for Community Journalists, and focuses on fields including hard news, investigative reporting, human interest, columns and sports.
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