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Noeline Koekemoer murder suspect abandons bail application─── OWEN KOCK 11:40 Fri, 24 Apr 2015
Bloemfontein - The suspect arrested in connection with the murder of 16-year old Noeline Koekemoer from Bainsvlei, abandoned his bail application in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court this morning.
The court today heard that the man was previously found guilty of armed robbery in Delportshoop in the Northern Cape and was handed a 12 year prison sentence. He was released on parole in March 2013.
He will now serve out the remainder of his sentence at the Grootvlei prison outside Bloemfontein. He also has a pending case of house robbery against him.
The State requested a postponement for further investigation and a possible High Court date.The case will resume on July 22.
Koekemoer's mother, Natasha, found her daughter's body in a pool of blood in their flat on a smallholding in Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein, on April 7.
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