Axe murder-accused Van Breda’s dagga case to be assessed by NPO

19 October 2016 - 14:40 By Philani Nombembe

Triple murder-accused Henri van Breda has to wait longer before the dagga cloud hanging over him clears. Van Breda and his girlfriend‚ Danielle Janse van Rensburg‚ appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates' Court on Wednesday on drug charges.They were arrested in the suburb of Table View last month for possession of dagga. At the time‚ his lawyer‚ Lorinda van Niekerk‚ told the Sunday Times: "His girlfriend has admitted in court that the dagga belonged to her. Henri maintains that he is not guilty of the charge against him." Computer and DNA evidence not yet available in Van Breda family murder trialThe pre-trial conference ahead of Henri van Breda's court appearance for the murders of his parents and brother was postponed on Friday until November 18. The court postponed the matter to April 11 for the outcome of an assessment by NICRO‚ a non-profit organisation that specialises in social crime prevention and offender reintegration. Van Breda was cited as accused number two in the matter.He is out on R1000 bail while his girlfriend was released on bail of R200.The drug charges came three days before he was hauled before the High Court in Cape Town to answer to murder charges. How Henri van Breda spent his first night in a police cell - girlfriend speaksThe young man accused of slaughtering his family with an axe did not expect he would have to spend a night in a police cell after his arrest‚ his girlfriend has disclosed.Van Breda allegedly killed his father‚ Martin‚ his mother‚ Teresa‚ and his brother‚ Rudi‚ with an axe in their upmarket home at De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate in Stellenbosch last year. He faces a further charge of the attempted murder of his sister‚ Marli.The Sunday Times interviewed a man who lived in an informal settlement near the Van Bredas' home in February 2015 who claimed to be Van Breda's drug runner.A provisional date for the murder trial is February 6‚ 2017. – TMG Digital/The Times..

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