{"id":229839,"date":"2026-05-11T19:16:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/229839\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T19:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T19:16:10","slug":"camperdown-triple-murder-accused-abandons-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/229839\/","title":{"rendered":"Camperdown triple murder accused abandons bail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t The property where the bodies of three men were discovered on Friday night by a caretaker in Camperdown. Photo Shorne Bennie<\/p>\n

Aldane Donnelly (40) appeared in the Camperdown Magistrate\u2019s Court in KZN, where he was charged with the murder of three people, two of whom are believed to have been his employees.<\/p>\n

Donnelly has been charged with the murders of Balan Pillay (45), Kenneth Nichols Halgryn (46), and Clive Anthony (69).<\/p>\n

It is alleged that Donnelly stabbed the three men last week following a wage dispute. The bodies of the men were discovered on Friday evening by a caretaker of the property.<\/p>\n

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Donnelly\u2019s attorney told the court that he would be abandoning bail and requested that her client be examined by the district surgeon for a mental evaluation.<\/p>\n

Camperdown Magistrate Brian Ngcobo asked Donnelly whether he agreed to abandon bail and undergo the evaluation, to which he agreed.<\/p>\n

Following the court proceedings, the family members of the victims, who had waited the entire day for the case, became emotional and began shouting over how they were robbed of their family members. <\/p>\n

Donnelly\u2019s family also tried to console each other by holding hands.<\/p>\n

The matter was postponed to May 21 for the district surgeon\u2019s report.<\/p>\n

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