Deacon murders: Trial date set for 2022

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.

 

Police are still looking for Owen Setsiba/Makutara/Mbedzi (pictured above) and have offered a R250 000 reward to anyone who has valuable information that can lead to his arrest and subsequent conviction.

 

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Owen, a Zimbabwean national, can contact Lieutenant Colonel Richard Boshomane at 079 894 5501 or Sergeant Phaladi Makola at 082 749 2233 or the Crime Stop number 0860010111.