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UPDATE: Constable up for trial for Moot murder

Lieutenant Colonel Reinier Lagois was shot 14 times in Janurary 2016 at his home in Rietfontein.

The trial of a Pretoria constable suspected of the murder of a senior colleague is expected to proceed in September this year.

“Constable Rishen Rampashard’s trial has been set down to proceed from 3 to 14 September in connection with the murder of Lieutenant-Colonel Reinier Lagois after a new prosecutor and judge were appointed for the case,” private investigator Werner Koekemoer said.

Rampashard was arrested after Lagois was shot 14 times at his home in Rietfontien in 2016.

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During a previous hearing, he testified that the police had forced him to admit guilt.

Die graf van Luitenant-kolonel Reinier Lagois. Foto: Verskaf
Luitenant-kolonel Reinier Lagois. Foto: Verskaf
Die begrafnis van Luitenant-kolonel Reinier Lagois. Foto: Verskaf

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