Triple murder: Man found guilty
2004-07-26 14:31
Pretoria - William Kekana was found guilty in the Temba Circuit Court on Monday on all 14 charges relating to the hijacking, abduction, murder and rape of Janine Drennan and members of her family.
Judge Monica Leeuw described Kekana as a "pathological liar" who tried to blame his now-dead accomplice, Charles Fido Baloyi.
Kekana and Baloyi kidnapped Janine Drennan, 24, her one-year-old daughter Kayla and Kayla's grandmother, Hester Rawstone, on July 31, 2003 from Arcadia in Pretoria. They kidnapped a 17-year-old girl at Stinkwater. Drennan and the girl were raped, and all the victims shot. Only the 17-year-old survived.
Baloyi was shot dead at the time of Kekana's arrest.
Leeuw said Kekana was an unreliable witness.
"The accused played a prominent role if not a leading or equal role in committing the offences," she said.
- SAPA