SAPS EXCELLENCE AWARDS (PROFILE 1): Teamwork — Western Cape detective of the year praises his team that aided a double-murder conviction

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Expert sleuth Lieutenant-Colonel Adrian Pretorius cracked the double murder case of 18-year-old University of Western Cape theology student Jesse Hess and her grandfather Chris Lategan. He was named Western Cape detective of the year at the weekend.

In July 2022, the DA Shadow Police Minister Andrew Whitfield claimed that SA has“It took months and months of investigation. Everyone wanted results, but at the end of the day I didn’t want just results but a conviction, and that the accused would be found guilty on both counts of murder.

There was pressure on the police from protesters against gender-based violence, calling for justice. Eleven were arrested among thousands who took to the streets, following the rape and murder of Uyinene Mrwetyana, the murder of Hess, and theDespite the pressure, Pretorius maintained his composure and focus. He then requested assistance from another police station, to supplement the team looking into Hess’s murder.

Pretorius has completed the investigation against the double murderer, but Van Boven is currently appearing in Wynberg Magistrates’ Court in a separate matter.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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