Frans du Toit & Theuns Kruger granted parole

GAUTENG – In December 1994, the men raped and stabbed Alison Botha at Noordhoek outside Port Elizabeth. Botha sustained 30 stab wounds to her stomach, and her throat was slit. She was left to die in the bushes but managed to crawl to the edge of the road for help. Du Toit and Kruger served 28 years in jail after the Port Elizabeth High Court sentenced them to life imprisonment. The review parole profiles, including recommendations from the CMC and CSPB, for submission to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services. Upon receipt, the Minister exercises due consideration. Nxumalo added that Du Toit and Kruger had been admitted into the community corrections system.

This is not just about an inmate completing programmes or having served the minimum required time. Various structures study all the material before them and assessment reports. Placing a lifer back into the community has to satisfy all the structures in the parole consideration process in terms of rehabilitation and the risk involved. Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger have been admitted into the system of community corrections, whereby they are expected to comply with a specific set of parole conditions and will be subjected to supervision for the rest of their natural life.