4 years after murder of Uitenhage woman René Slater 52 accused killer Andrew Damons was found guilty. -- http://www.sapsjournalonline.gov.za/dynamic/journal_dynamic.aspx?pageid=414&jid=40090
-- The murdered woman's daughters, Mrs Desiré Dorfling and Mrs Luzette Conradie, cried tears of relief when Damons was found guilty of brutally murdering their mother, who was a dietician and independent businesswoman of Kirkwood, Uitenhage.
Damons was found guilty by Port Elizabeth acting High Court judge Shariefa Jacobs on charges of murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances and kidnapping following the murder on 15 February 2010.
Mrs Slater was reported missing on 14 February 2010 by her family - and her body was found the following day in a shallow grave covered with sand and thorn bushes -- only three kilometres away from her husband Desmond's farm.
She had died of severe cranial cerebral injuries: she was bludgeoned to death. The sentencing will take place on 28 February 2014. (Report source: SAPS warrant officer G P Swart email: SwartGP@saps.gov.za Tel (041) 995 6417 cell 082 301 7948
http://www.sapsjournalonline.gov.za/dynamic/journal_dynamic.aspx?pageid=414&jid=40090
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Original murder report February 18 2010:
Uitenhage dietician Renë Slater murdered on farm - 2010-02-18 Rene Slater 52, dietician and wife of Angora-goat farmer Desmond Slater – killed near Kleinpoort -- Farmer lobby outcry over slaying of dietician -- The Eastern Cape farming community has expressed shock and anger over the murder of Uitenhage businesswoman Rene Slater, whose body was found buried under a pile of branches. The wife of Angora goat farmer Desmond Slater, Rene, 52, who ran a diet clinic in Kirkwood, was reported missing on Monday after leaving their farm outside Uitenhage. Her body was found on Tuesday near where her vehicle had been found in a ditch on the gravel road to Kleinpoort. Agri Eastern Cape president Cerneels Pietersen dubbed the murder “nonsensical” yesterday, saying farm murders, like any other, “are completely unacceptable, especially their brutality”. “It goes directly against the grain of job security and investment confidence in the rural community,” said Pietersen. “Agri Eastern Cape, my family and I, would like to express sincere and heartfelt condolences to the Slater family.”He hoped the family would find “the strength and courage to come to terms with their sudden loss”.Uitenhage Police inspector Gerda Swart said two people had been brought in for questioning , but had later been released because “they are not linked to the murder”.
Original report by journalist Luyolo Mkentane Herald reporter:
http://www.weekendpost.co.za/article.aspx?id=532867 (original link was removed from Weekend Post).
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