{"id":299318,"date":"2026-04-15T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=299318"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:53:59","slug":"familie-soek-geregtigheid-vir-moord-op-jong-kroegman-van-velddrif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/familie-soek-geregtigheid-vir-moord-op-jong-kroegman-van-velddrif\/","title":{"rendered":"Familie soek geregtigheid vir moord op jong kroegman van Velddrif"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die ondersteuning, liefde en omgee vir John-Ray Pieterse (26), was opmerklik by die Laaiplek-landdroshof vandag (Woensdag 15 April).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die twee verdagtes in die moordsaak van Pieterse, William Owies (50) en &#8216;n 17-jarige seun het vandag hul verskyning in die hof gemaak, dit n\u00e1 die <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/my-hart-is-stukkend\/\">skokkende en geweldadige voorval op Saterdagoggend 4 April<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='282' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/3Wq8vnEU?cover=1&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>\n<\/div><figcaption>Die familie van John-Ray Pieterse en die gemeenskap het by die Laaiplek-landdroshof byeengekom om hul pleidooi teen borgtog te laat hoor. 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Foto: Reginald Carolus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-11.56.34-1024x768.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-15-at-11.56.34-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Inwoners en familie het hul ondersteuning getoon in die moord-saak van John-Ray Pieterse. 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