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Cop murder case postponed

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Original Post Date: 2008-05-08 Time: 00:00:00  Posted By: Jan

The Cape High Court on Thursday discredited the testimony of a witness who was arrested for the alleged murder of traffic officer Denver Langeveldt.

Arnold Presence, Llewellyn March, Craig Daniels, Yoland Roode and Bradley van Reenen pleaded not guilty to murder when they appeared before acting judge Richard Brusser.

Prosecutor Willem Tarental said the group pulled Langeveldt out of his car in the early hours of January 28, 2006, and on two occasions that same night kicked, beat and stabbed him, before leaving him in a field to die.

The attack happened when Langeveldt, who was on his way home from an office function, confronted the group for loitering in a street in his neighbourhood.

The discredited witness, Myron Markgraaf, told the court the arrests for the alleged murder included that of himself, although he had not been involved at all.

He told the court that on the day after the murder he had been with his girlfriend at Van Reenen’s home where the three smoked Mandrax.

Markgraaf said Roode arrived while they were smoking and asked him for R10 for petrol for a car that was parked at a nearby church.

Markgraaf said he gave Roode R10 and the three of them accompanied Roode to the car.

On the way they met a church caretaker who told them the car had been towed away by the police.

Questioned by Tarental, Markgraaf said Roode had not explained to them where he got the car from, who the owner was or the circumstances.

He added: “A week later, I was arrested and locked up at the Bellville police cells.”

He said he was later informed by the police about the car and that the owner had been murdered.

He added: “While I was in custody, the police told me the story about the car and that I was to be charged with others for murder.

“I made a statement to the police because I was locked up and just wanted to get out”.

Tarental asked Markgraaf about his police statement which stated that Roode had in fact informed him that the car was stolen.

At Tarental’s request, the judge discredited Markgraaf’s testimony, which means it is now of no value to the court.

However, Markgraaf may later face a criminal charge of perjury.

The case was postponed to May 19. – Sapa

Source: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=nw20080508180653205C267184