A retired SA police officer, Eddie van Niekerk, who was arrested for the 'murder' of a Newcastle man Dean Korb, was granted permission to work outside SA; he earns his living working as a security consultant for a non-governmental organisation in South Sudan. Mr Van Niekerk will make his next court appearance on August 15 in Newcastle. Thus far the court appearance dealt with his bail conditions: and while he has not yet been asked to plead to any charges, he has told the court and the news media that he is innocent.
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He was arrested for the 'murder' of former Newcastle sales manager at FedNissan Dean Korb after Mr Korb sustained a severed artery and died after a personal 'altercation'. The circumstances of this altercation remain murky at this stage.
Mr Van Niekerk's bail conditions were lowered from R15,000 to R5,000 and he was granted leave to return to work for a non-governmental organisation in South Sudan as a security consultant. The court was given his work schedule at the organisation.
Mr Korb died from blood loss after his femoral artery was severed in a 'stabbing incident' during the last week of June 2013.
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While the details remain unknown, it is not classified as a 'hate crime' as yet although this death allegedly occurred during a personal argument. Farmitracker records this report for comparison: in relation to the harsh manner in which South African athlete Oscar Pistorius - also a murder-accused -- is dealt with by comparison. Pistorius, just like Van Niekerk, also needs to travel overseas to compete in professional athletic competions. However because of the massive news media attention to the Pistorius case, the athlete has been ordered into virtual imprisonment at the home of a relative and had to surrender his passport.
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The circumstances surrounding the violent altercation between are completely unknown at this stage -- but Mr van Niekerk was arrested after a knife was discovered in his pocket. Mr Van Niekerk says he is innocent.
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On 2 August 2013 Estella Naicker reported that Van Niekerk’s passport was returned to him at a second bail hearing that took place at the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court.
Initially, Mr van Niekerk was granted R15,000 bail on condition that he surrendered his passport. However, his attorney, Allen Kelly, successfully argued that Mr van Niekerk needed to work in order to afford his living expenses and legal fees. Mr van Niekerk, who is employed as a security consultant for a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) in South Sudan, had his passport returned to him. However, his bail was increased to R15,000 and his work schedule was handed to the court to ensure that he is in South Africa to attend future court proceedings.Mr Van Niekerk will make his next appearance at the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court on August 15.
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Eddie van Niekerk was released on R5000 bail after the State's decision not to oppose bail.
25 June 2013 Estella Naicker Retired police officer, Eddie van Niekerk, announced his intention to plead not guilty to the murder of former FedNissan sales manager, Dean Korb, at the Newcastle Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
Mr Korb died from blood loss after his femoral artery was severed in a stabbing incident on Wednesday last week.
The circumstances surrounding the violent altercation are vague at this stage, but Mr van Niekerk was arrested after a knife, believed to be the murder weapon, was discovered in his pocket.
Despite claiming not to remember what happened in the early hours of the morning that Mr Korb was killed, Mr van Niekerk maintains his innocence and was released on R5 000 bail during his first court appearance.
His legal representative, Allen Kelly, said that while the state had initially opposed bail on the morning of Mr Van Niekerk's court date, the prosecutor changed his decision later that day after police investigations brought new evidence to light.
Reliable sources confirmed another one of Mr Korb's friends was taken in for questioning last week.
However, Mr van Niekerk was instructed to surrender his passport to the court to negate the possibility of fleeing before the trial.
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