Witness testifies about provocation during heated phone call in Ferrel Govender's murder trial
Nomonde Zondi | Published 11 minutes ago Ferrel Govender’s legal team on Thursday claimed that the State witness whom their client allegedly threatened…
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Govender, who faces 14 charges, including the murder of Durban businessman Shailen Singh and multiple counts of crimen injuria, was at the time in a relationship with the witness’s former girlfriend, Varushka Maharaj. The court heard that on May 18, 2024, the witness again phoned Govender in an effort to apologise and persuade him to stop threatening him and coming to both his workplace and home.
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Govender, who faces 14 charges, including the murder of Durban businessman Shailen Singh and multiple counts of crimen injuria, was at the time in a relationship with the witness’s former girlfriend, Varushka Maharaj.
according to IOL (Independent Online)The court heard that on May 18, 2024, the witness again phoned Govender in an effort to apologise and persuade him to stop threatening him and coming to both his workplace and home.
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