{"id":296323,"date":"2026-03-12T04:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T02:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/terblanche-murder-trial-delayed-over-judge-recusal-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:14:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:14:05","slug":"terblanche-murder-trial-delayed-over-judge-recusal-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/terblanche-murder-trial-delayed-over-judge-recusal-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Terblanche murder trial delayed over judge recusal concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>GQEBERHA<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; The murder trial of businessman Arnold Terblanche has been remanded again until tomorrow, 12 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terblanche&#8217;s legal representatives will state in tomorrow&#8217;s appearance whether they want presiding Judge Nyameko Gqamana to recuse himself from the matter, as he had insight into the divorce proceedings between Vicki and Arnold Terblanche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Court documents indicate that Vicki Terblanche filed for divorce in 2020, ending a marriage that had lasted 14 years since the couple wed in 2006 and shared one child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair resided in an upmarket Gqeberha housing complex called Westview Villas before their divorce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As previously reported, during the divorce proceedings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npa.gov.za\/media\/boyfriend-sentenced-murder#:~:text=On%2018%20October%202021%2C%20Leach,pillow%2C%20leading%20to%20her%20death.\">Vicki had been seeking R35 000 per month<\/a> in maintenance and a significant financial settlement from the Gqeberha businessman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost a year later, Vicki was found dead on 18 October 2021&nbsp;in a shallow grave in Greenbushes, just outside Gqeberha, after being given an overdose of drugs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-videopress jetpack-videopress-player aligncenter\" style=\"\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jetpack-videopress-player__wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='283' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/XawwaBI1?cover=1&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;persistVolume=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;useAverageColor=1&amp;hd=0' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1770107250'><\/script><\/div>\n\t\t\t<figcaption>The area where Vicki Terblanche&#8217;s body was found in 2021.u003cbru003eVIDEOS: Gugulethu Mtumane<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Her boyfriend at the time of her murder, Reinhardt Leach, allegedly conspired with her estranged husband Arnold to kill her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ MORE HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/arnold-terblanche-murder-trial-postponed-over-judge-conflict\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/arnold-terblanche-murder-trial-postponed-over-judge-conflict\/\">Arnold Terblanche murder trial postponed over judge conflict<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leach was found guilty in 2025&nbsp;and revealed that he and Arnold discussed their plan to kill Vicki on 12 October 2021. He was to make it appear as though Vicki had died from a drug overdose to avoid suspicion and help Arnold gain custody of their child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Leach was involved in criminal activities like abalone poaching and drug use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Arnold Terblanche has denied all 6 charges against him.&nbsp;Terblanche faces multiple charges related to the Gqeberha mother&#8217;s death, including murder and conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terblanche pleaded not guilty to all charges read out in court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"593\" data-attachment-id=\"64721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/leach-case-concludes-with-25-year-sentence\/a35d6c707cc54fd081f6c9c743a6ec88-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a35d6c707cc54fd081f6c9c743a6ec88.jpg\" 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