Murdered South African boxing-legend Corrie Sanders's mom Alida broke into tears at the Pretoria High Court after three black males were found guilty of murdering him on 22 September 2012 while he was celebrating his 21-year-old brother Mike's birthday in a Brits, North West restaurant. A gang arrived with guns blazing at the boma just after the family had said their prayers before starting the dinner. Sanders was 42 years old. He died in hospital the next day.
Judge Ferdi Preller ruled that Paida Fish, Chris Moyo and Samuel Mabena were guilty of Sanders' murder, armed robbery with extinuating circumstances, and the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Preller noted in his summary that Moyo was arrested with the handbags of two women who were at the restaurant, the mesdames Snyman and Powell, in his possession. Mabena was arrested with Mrs Powell's ostrich-leader wallet with R500 cash and Mike Sanders' father in law Hiram Kendall's engraved watch. And Fish was arrested with the Kendall couple's Range Rover key in his underpants and with Alida's black handbag. Preller said that the identity parade when Fish and Moyo were pointed out by two witnesses was 'significant' when linked with the stolen items which had been found in their possession.
"Mabene could not provide a satisfying explanation for having Mrs Powell's leather wallet,' he also noted.
Evidence presented at the trial also showed that 'an ugly little Nokia' cellphone was found in Fish's possession which was owned by the convicted killer.
Expert testimony from the police showed that the simcard was placed into Alida's blackberry-phone within 24 hours after the armed robbery.
Moyo also used his simcard in Alida's Nokia-C5 telephone.
The three suspects were found not guilty of attempted murder of a restaurant guest Lourens van den Berg and deliberate property damage to two vehicles.The murdered man's
brother Mike said after the verdict that 'things aren't going well with my mom (Alida). As a matter of fact I think things are getting worse with her.
It took 28 months to obtain the guilty verdict. The family is 'relieved' that the three men were found guilty.
The case continues: evidence will be reviewed to decide the prison sentences.http://www.netwerk24.com/nuus/2015-02-10-corrie-sanders-se-ma-in-trane-toe-moordenaars-skuldig-bevind-is?vc=c4c323d041009f4c626b1f29a9964366
Cornelius Johannes "Corrie" Sanders (7 January 1966 – 23 September 2012) was a South African professional boxer.
In 2003 he became the WBO heavyweight champion by defeating Wladimir Klitschko via a second-round knock out that is considered one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight boxing history and was named Ring Magazine upset of the year 2003.
He died in a hospital in the early hours of 23 September 2012] after being shot during an armed robbery
Sanders' widow Suzette Sanders said Corrie died a hero, diving to protect his daughter from oncoming bullets.[5] On Thursday, 27 September 2012, three men were arrested by North West police in the Oukasie informal settlement near Brits and charged with the murder of Sanders. At the first location, two suspects were apprehended and police recovered a cellular phone, vehicle key, purse and cash stolen during the robbery in which Sanders was shot to death. Police then went to a second address and a third suspect was arrested, and recovered a handbag stolen in the robbery.[6] The three men arrested are ages 27, 25, and 19.[7] The trial was postponed until August, 2013, as investigators attempt to locate the gun used in the crime based on the fourth suspect involved, who is currently serving a 30 year sentence in Zimbabwe for killing a police officer
BOXING CAREER:
Heavyweight boxer Cornelius Johannes Sanders, "The Sniper"
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Reach 77 in (196 cm)
Nationality Afrikaner South African
Born 7 January 1966
Pretoria, South Africa
Murdered 23 September 2012, 46, in Brits
Boxing record
Total fights 46
Wins 42
Wins by KO 31
Losses 4
http://www.network.com Beeld daily newspaper report from Pretoria High court on 10 February 2015
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