Donovan Moodley

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Convicted killer Donovan Moodley set to make another bid for parole (East Coast Radio)

Convicted killer Donovan Moodley is expected to make a bid for his freedom on Wednesday at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre.

We still don’t believe that he has been rehabilitated now on what base as a resort are you going to give parole if none of those are in place? “We still do not believe that we have the full truth. “It has to be highlighted that parole hearings are not a platform to either rerun the trail or to seek confessions but this is in line with the correctional services act , criminal procedure act and the victims charter.”

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Jury still out whether Moodley should be released on parole (Johannesburg Sunday World)

The jury is still out on whether convicted murderer Donovan Moodley should be released on parole after his hearing got under way at the Johannesburg Prison ...

In January 2022 the convicted murderer, who has been eligible for parole since 2018, had his application to be set free on parole rejected. We still don’t believe that he has shown remorse,” said Lamprecht. During trial, he pleaded guilty and was charged with culpable homicide.

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Family of Leigh Matthews rejects Donovan Moodley's apology ... (SABC News)

The family of murdered university student, Leigh Matthews says they do not accept her killer Donovan Moodley's fresh apology. The Matthews family was back ...

The parole board will review all the information and make a recommendation to the National Council for Correctional Services. He has approached the parole board in a bid to be set free. In January last year, he was denied parole but managed to have that decision set aside by the Gauteng High Court.

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Another failed parole bid for Leigh Matthews's killer, Donovan Moodley (TimesLIVE)

I PANICKED Donovan Moodley pleaded guilty to the 2004 murder of student Leigh Matthews. He is now claiming that though he had plotted to murder the student, the ...

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Convicted killer Donovan Moodley's parole bid 'deeply concerning ... (Citizen)

Moodley abducted Matthews from Bond University in Sandton in 2004 and held her captive while demanding ransom money from her family.

I think he’s a dangerous man and poses threat to society, especially as he doesn’t show any kind of remorse. I don’t think he’s rehabilitated and it would not be the right thing to do,” Kelmovitz said. That would mean Leigh Mathews would have been let down by the system, because their daughter’s killers is now free. [murderer](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/murder/) roaming around the streets. “Suppose he does get parole, they would be very disappointed in the system. [parole](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/parole/) but managed to have that decision set aside by the Gauteng High Court.

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Leigh Matthews' killer Donovan Moodley denied parole (Citizen)

'Moodley needs to serve his complete sentences for the kidnapping and murder of Leigh Matthews,' said Women for Change on Wednesday.

In these circumstances, it is not clear to me that the failure to provide the documents two weeks in advance of the hearing could constitute anything more than a very technical breach of the order, if that. Moodley’s founding affidavit, it is plainly not a wilful breach of the 15 December 2022 order.” Moodley’s entitlement to them arises from the fact that they have been referred to in another document which is specifically referred to in the order. In his judgment, Judge Wilson said in part: “The mere failure to provide these documents two weeks in advance of the hearing does not, however, mean that the respondents are in contempt of the 15 December 2022 order, as Mr. ALSO READ: “He needs to serve his complete sentences for the kidnapping and murder of Leigh Matthews.

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Lamola to have final say on convicted killer Donovan Moodley's parole (Eyewitness News)

The Johannesburg Correctional Services' parole board upheld its recommendation that Moodley be denied parole.

“The parole board will make a recommendation. This followed the recommendation of the Johannesburg Correctional Services' parole board that he be denied bail. The Johannesburg Correctional Services' parole board upheld its recommendation that Moodley be denied parole.

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Convicted killer Donovan Moodley face to face with Leigh Matthews ... (IOL)

Rob Matthews told the Pretoria News before the hearing that he was apprehensive about the hearing, but he and his wife Sharon were there to voice their ...

He said the Department of Justice and Correctional Services did not supply him with the documentation it aimed to use during his parole hearing. He said he could not express on an expert level whether Moodley was ready for the outside word. He said he had been given none of these documents. Women and Men Against Child Abuse, meanwhile, said they were deeply concerned that Moodley might be released on parole. But he is not telling the truth, as someone else was also involved. Rob said facing Moodley was chilling for his wife.

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Leigh Matthews murder: Convicted killer Donovan Moodley changes ... (News24)

Donovan Moodley, who is serving life in jail for kidnapping and murdering Leigh Matthews, has allegedly changed his version of events again, ...

Moodley was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, 15 years for kidnapping, and 10 years for extortion. In 2005, he pleaded guilty to murder, kidnapping and extortion. He was also disappointed that the parole board would not accept submissions made by experts on Moodley and whether or not he should be paroled. After receiving R50 000 from Matthews' father, Moodley shot her three times instead of letting her go. Rob Matthews said this was yet another fabrication because, throughout the years, Moodley never said he had chosen to shoot Leigh because she was screaming. For the first time, Moodley apparently said he shot Matthews because she was screaming.

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Parole board turns down Donovan Moodley's application (Johannesburg Sunday World)

Convicted murderer and kidnapper Donovan Moodley is not about to taste any freedom soon after his parole application was turned down.

After kidnapping her, Moodley held Matthews captive while demanding a ransom from her family but shot and killed her when he received a R50 000 payment. To Subscribe to Sunday World, [click here](https://subs.arena.africa/#!/offer/411?utm_source=promo411&utm_medium=Circ) The convicted murderer was sentenced for the murder of Leigh Matthews in 2004 after he abducted her from the university precinct in Sandton where Matthews was studying.

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