Deacon murders: Trial date set for 2022
The latest investigations show that both women died of strangulation.
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POLOKWANE – The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court, on Friday, 12 March, set the trial date for the Deacon murders.
The four murder accused, Sophie Mmako (51), Lazarus Mahlo (41), Advance Amid (30) and Casper Mudau (35), will appear in the Limpopo High Court Polokwane Division between 1-12 August 2022 for the murder of Lizette and Hettie Deacon.
Each of the accused face two counts of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and kidnapping.
Amid and Mahlo abandoned their bail application early on in the case and in January, Judge Janine Ungerer refused the bail application of Sophie Mmako and Casper Mudau.
The four accused were arrested following a 72-hour activation plan after Lizette and Hettie’s bodies were found on the R37 on the evening of 10 September.
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