{"id":297172,"date":"2026-02-02T13:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/?p=297172"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:12:02","slug":"chanelle-plaatjies-saak-hof-wag-op-finale-lykskouingsbevindinge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/chanelle-plaatjies-saak-hof-wag-op-finale-lykskouingsbevindinge\/","title":{"rendered":"Chanelle Plaatjies-saak: Hof wag op finale lykskouingsbevindinge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Die hof wag op die aanvullende lykskouingsverslag om ingehandig te word voordat die moordsaak van die 16-jarige Chanelle Plaatjies amptelik na die hooggeregshof in Kaapstad oorgeplaas sal word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die drie beskuldiges wat weens die dood van die tienermeisie aangekla is, het Donderdag (29 Januarie) weer in die Paarl-landdroshof verskyn. Keaton Johnson, Bradley Mamani en Theodore Qatha word aangekla van moord met voorbedagte rade asook regsverydeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chanelle is laas op 14 Mei 2025 lewend gesien. Haar ontbinde liggaam is op 2 Junie in ‘n vlak graf in ‘n bebosde gebied agter die Allendale-gevangenis ontdek – deur haar familie, wat tydens ‘n soektog saam met gemeenskapslede was. Volgens Chanelle se familie was sy en Johnson ten tyde van haar dood in ‘n kortstondige verhouding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEES OOK:<\/strong> Gesin hoopvol tiener (16) lewe nog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die aanvullende lykskouingsverslag dui op die finale bevindinge oor die oorsaak van Chanelle se dood. Die landdros het ook daarop gedui dat die nodige toksikologie-verslae, grondanalise en selfoonrekords afgehandel en ingehandig is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tydens die hofverskyning was dit duidelik hoe Johnson en Mamani skouer teen skouer na aan mekaar staan terwyl daar ‘n groot gaping tussen hulle en Qatha is. Paarl Post<\/em> het einde verlede jaar berig oor ‘n bakleiery wat tussen die drie beskuldiges in die Allandale-gevanenis, waar hulle tans in aanhouding is, uitgebreek het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die drie beskuldigdes Keaton Johnson, Bradley Mamani en Theodore Qatha tydens ‘n vorige verskyning in die Paarl-landdroshof. Foto: Rasaad Adams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Singabakho Nxumalo, ‘n woordvoerder vir die departement van korrektiewe dienste, het die voorval, waarby di\u00e9 drie gevangenes betrokke was, to\u00e9 bevestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

” ‘n Onderonsie het na bewering op 8 November 2025 tussen twee gevangenes ontstaan, wat tot ‘n stekery gelei het. ‘n Derde oortreder is ook tydens die voorval – toe hy probeer het om in te gryp – beseer,” verduidelik Nxumalo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

” ‘n Strafsaak is sedertdien vir kwaadwillige beskadiging van staatseiendom aangemeld, terwyl die departement ook interne klagtes teen die gevangenes ingevolge die gedragskode vir gevangenes aangemeld het.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEES OOK:<\/strong> Familie vra dat hooggeregshof vir Chanelle Plaatjies-moordsaak in die Paarl sit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nxumalo het bygevoeg dat die gevangenes sedertdien weg van mekaar geskuif is om ‘n bestendiger omgewing te bewerkstellig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoewel die drie mans vir Chanelle se dood aanspreeklik gehou word, slaan haar gru-dood nog diep wonde in die harte van haar familie. Dit was vir Hester Plaatjies te veel en emosioneel uitputtend om die onlangse hofverskyning by te woon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ek is nie gesond nie en die goed maak my verder siek. Ek het nie die moed om daar te sit nie – ek gaan eerder by my kind se graf sit.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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