A MAGISTRATE presiding over a case of an SAPS VIP unit member yesterday took an unprecedented route by inviting the family of a man killed by the officer in a road accident to participate in determining a proper sentence.
Magistrate Mothilall Bissessar had found Constable Johannes Ramalope guilty of culpable homicide after the death of Kyle Harris in an accident at the intersection of Hendrik Potgieter and Jim Fouche roads in Roodepoort in June 2008.
Harris, a graduate from a medical school, was ready to start his career.
Bissessar hinted that the accident was a mistake, and was considering giving Ramalope a suspended sentence or a fine. He said Ramalope was young, had a bonded house and was a community worker while he had to satisfy the family who wanted a just sentence. After deliberation, he sentenced him to a two-year prison term suspended for five years.
Source: The Sowetan
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