Deveney Nel: Community wants teen murder accused tried as an adult
Making sure the community's voice is heard in the case of the 17-year-old boy accused of the murder of Grade 10 Overberg High School pupil Deveney Nel , activists handed a memorandum to the Caledon Magistrate's Court on Wednesday."We were calling for the accused to be placed in a juvenile facility and not in a place of safety. We also want the accused to be as an adult," community activist Tanya Bippert said.
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