'Nel could live a normal life'
2008-11-18 17:06
Johannesburg - Skierlik shooter Johann Nel could repent and live a normal life, criminologist Irma Labuschagne told SABC news on Tuesday.
"Although a long-term jail sentence is most appropriate, Nel can change for the better if offered proper rehabilitation," Labuschagne said.
On Monday Nel pleaded guilty in the Mmabatho High Court to four charges of murder, including that of a three-month old toddler and a 10-year-old schoolboy, as well as 11 charges of attempted murder.
The court was expected to hand down judgment on Friday, the SABC reported.
North West police spokesperson Superintendent Lesego Metsi said another psychologist was expected to testify for the defence before the state psychologist took the stand.
The trial had been scheduled to take place from Monday to Friday this week.
Nel went on a shooting spree in the Skierlik informal settlement in the North West on January 14. The attack, which was believed to have been racially motivated, left four people dead and 11 wounded.
Enoch Tshepo Motshelanoka, 10, Anna Moiphitlhi, 31, her three-month-old baby Kegitlho Elizabeth Moiphitlhi and Sivuyile Banani, 35, were killed.
- SAPA