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Former Blue Bulls rugby player back in court for murder─── 05:26 Mon, 14 Jul 2014
Durban - The trial of former Blue Bulls rugby player, Phindile Joseph Ntshongwana, who is accused of killing four people with an axe, is expected to resume in the Durban High Court on Monday.
During his last appearance in January, psychiatrist Dr Soobiah Moodley said Ntshongwana was criminally responsible for his actions and did not suffer from a mental disorder.
He said although Ntshongwana suffered from a schizo-affective disorder, it did not mean he could not identify right from wrong, or that he was not aware of his actions.
He said several of Ntshongwana's actions during his alleged crimes were not those of a person who did not know what he was doing.
Ntshongwana is charged with murdering Thembelenkosini Cebekhulu in Montclair, Durban, on March 20, 2011, Paulos Hlongwa two days later, Simon Ngidi the following day, and an unidentified man sometime that week. All were hacked to death with an axe.
He is accused of kidnapping and raping a woman on November 28, 2010, and of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm. He faces two further charges of attempted murder. He has pleaded not guilty.
The woman, who cannot be named, was kidnapped in central Durban and held captive for three days.
Sapa
