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Deveney Nel murder

More charges? Bianca du Plessis More charges could be added to those laid against the teenager accused of stabbing schoolgirl Deveney Nel to death last year, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has revealed. In response to questions relating to reports stating that the teenager has now also been charged with rape, Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson for the NPA in the Western Cape, told Hermanus Times: "The child in conflict with the law is currently facing charges of murder and defeating the administration of justice. No other charge has been added as we speak." He did say, however, that more charges against the 18-year-old could possibly be added before the trial commences in the Western Cape High court. "The investigation is continuing, and we hope to be able to put all the charges to the accused when the matter is transferred to the High Court. "On the day we will hand the indictment outlining all the charges we are levelling against the accused over. But presently he is facing these two charges." The accused was found fit to stand trial after undergoing a month-long psychiatric evaluation at Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital at the beginning of the year. The accused was arrested on Friday 16 August 2024, hours after attending

a memorial service for Deveney that was restricted to staff and learners of Overberg High and their parents. The girl's body was discovered in a store room at the Caledon school during an extensive search, after she had been reported missing by her mother when she failed to appear for her lift from school to their home in Grabouw on Wednesday 7 August. The accused, who was 17 at the time of his arrest, was initially held at a centre for youth in conflict with the law, but was moved to a regular prison after turning 18 in April. He will, however, still be tried as a minor under the Child Justice Act because he was legally a minor at the time of his arrest. It is also the reason he cannot be named. The case against the young man was postponed last week in the Caledon Magistrates' Court to 23 July "for transfer to the High Court." SIGNIFICANT DATE The accused's mother was also seen at the Grabouw Magistrates' Court on Friday when the case against two activists of the organisation One Billion Rising, an international

organisation fighting for the rights of all victims of gender-based violence, was heard. Tanya Bippert, an activist for One Billion Rising, confirmed she and Lucinda Evans appeared in court to oppose a protection order aimed at prohibiting her from commenting about the case or making any posts on social media regarding the matter. Speaking to Hermanus Times afterwards, Bippert reported that a trial date for the interdict application had been set for 8 August. "The date is significant; it is the day after the one-year anniversary of Deveney's death and one day before Women's Day." Being dragged to court for being vocal about important issues such as fighting for the rights of GBV victims, said Bippert, is nothing strange for activists. "But we want the focus to remain on Deveney's murder. We want to use this opportunity to fight for the amendment of the Child Justice Act. We want to sit around the table with the lawmakers to discuss all the loopholes and what went wrong so it can be addressed to prevent other families from suffering what Deveney's loved ones are currently going through. If these amendments are made we want it to be known as the

Tanya Bippert appeared in the Grabouw Magistrates’ Court on Friday to oppose an application by the murder accused teenager’s mom to “gag” her and keep her from making comments and posts about the case. Photo: Mitzi Buys

Deveney Amendments in honour of Deveney Nel." Bippert also expressed relief that her Facebook account was no longer blocked as a result of the interim court order granted after an application made by the mother of the young man accused of Deveney Nel's murder. In her application for the protection order the mother reportedly argued that her family, including her murder-accused son, had been threatened as result of Bippert's posts. Evans told Hermanus Times that on seeing the alleged perpetrator's mother in court she was filled with "so much rage and hartseer" at the same time. To page 2.

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