{"id":52152,"date":"2023-06-05T06:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T04:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/oud-polisieman-verwys-20230531-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:15:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:15:23","slug":"oud-polisieman-verwys-20230531-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/oud-polisieman-verwys-20230531-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Oud-polisieman verwys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u2019n Voormalige polisieman van Vredenburg, wat daarvan aangekla word dat hy verlede jaar \u2019n polisiekonstabel en twee pasi\u00ebnte by die New Somerset-hospitaal doodgeskiet het, is na die Valkenberg- psigiatriese hospitaal vir psigiatriese evaluasie verwys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jean-Paul Malgas (40), oorspronklik van Vredenburg, is op 7 Mei verlede jaar in Groenpunt, Kaapstad, in hegtenis geneem n\u00e1 \u2019n reeks gewelddadige voorvalle wat in die dood van drie mense by die New Somerset-hospitaal ge\u00ebindig het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy staan tereg op drie aanklagte van moord, een van die besit van \u2019n gevaarlike wapen, twee van poging tot roof van \u2019n dienspistool en een van die besit van \u2019n ongelisensieerde vuurwapen en die onwettige besit van ammunisie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Eric Ntabazalila, \u2019n woordvoerder van die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag, het Malgas Vrydag 12 Mei vir \u2019n voorverhoorkonferensie in die Kaapse hooggeregshof verskyn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ntabazalila het verduidelik Malgas se regsverteenwoordigers het regtens artikel 77, artikel 68 en artikel 79 van die Strafproseswet aansoek gedoen dat die beskuldigde na Valkenberg verwys word. Die hof het dit toegestaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malgas het van 19 September 2003 tot 7 November 2006 by die Vredenburg-polisiekantoor gewerk, waarna hy, volgens kapt. Tania Helfrich, polisiewoordvoerder vir die Weskus-distrik, oneervol uit die polisiediens ontslaan is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het \u2019n \u201cstewige misdaadrekord en \u2019n geskiedenis van geweld wat tot 2003 terugstrek,\u201d het Helfrich ges\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy is in 2003 in Graaff-Reinet aangekla van aanranding met die doel om ernstig te beseer, waarop hy onskuldig bevind is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2006 is hy van handel in dwelms aangekla en in Mei 2006 vir die onwettige besit van ammunisie. Albei sake is teruggetrek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008 is hy in Atlantis vir die besit van vervalste note skuldig bevind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2011 is hy skuldig bevind aan diefstal nadat hy ongeveer R5 000 se treinspoor-ystersirkels van Transnet in Koperfontein gesteel het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021 het Malgas glo \u2019n polisiebeampte in die Vredenburg-polisiekantoor aangerand. Ook di\u00e9 saak teen hom is teruggetrek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <b>Bloedspoor van geweld<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malgas is op 5 Mei na die Hopefield-polisiekantoor om \u2019n vermiste kind aan te meld. Die polisiebeamptes het gesien hy het \u2019n mes by hom, wat hy nie wou afstaan nie. Sers. Christiaan Jacobus le Fleur is met die mes gesteek, waarop konst. Jamie-Lee Papier waarskuwingskote afgevuur en Malgas in die maag getref het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malgas is na die Vredenburg- provinsiale hospitaal geneem waar hy volgens <i>Netwerk24<\/i> probeer het om sers. Richard Denzell Bester se dienspistool af te neem. 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