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The trial of a 75-year-old man accused of shooting dead his daughter and her husband was postponed by the Alberton Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Erwin Franz Poppinger briefly appeared in court and the matter was postponed until May 17.

His lawyer Neels Kotze explained he was waiting for the Director of Public Prosecution’s decision on how the matter would proceed.

Kotze said the defence was ready for the matter to be moved to the high court, and had set aside the period from July 23 to August 3 for this. In September, Poppinger was granted bail of R10,000.

Kotze had argued his client should be granted bail because of his age and poor health.

Poppinger is accused of shooting dead his daughter Kim McGuirk, 34, and her husband Kevin, 54, in New Redruth, in August, reportedly following an argument over money.

Poppinger’s daughter was found with a bullet wound in the head, and her husband with a gunshot in the back, in their bedroom.

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Mon May 20 23:51:33 SAST 2013 ::

May 9, 2012

JajazQueen

Shooting a man in the back....death sentence right there...!

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May 9, 2012

CheeseBoy

where is the sharia law when you need it? A man just a week or 2 ago got his head cut right off for commiting cold blooded murder in Saudi Arabia. 74 people have had their heads cut off so far. thats why their crime rate is so very low. we need that here
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May 9, 2012

swona

they must just release this old man, this scumbags owed him money, 54yr old husband of a 34yr old? chances are this guy goes around marrying young girls from rich families and borrow money from his in-laws and never pay it back, old man 1- scumbag 0! case clossed! one Coetzee gone!
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May 9, 2012

tsayaya

Erwin Franz Poppinger briefly appeared in court and the matter was postponed until May 17.
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Poppinger!, what do you expect from this name?, Poppingun!
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May 9, 2012

ntebo

I thought mathata a banyalani a solviwa ko kamoreng,
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May 9, 2012

eisleben

Let us blame the old man's behaviour on the incompetent ANC government, of hoe? We blame everything on them, mos. Whilst we are at it we can even go further and establish/profile the ethnic group that is capable of such a ghastly and cowardly deed. Me shooting my daughter? I would shoot the punk and lift my daughter up and spunk the living sh*t out of her. Now, pass be that sick bucket over there, please.
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May 9, 2012

sakhomba

hao. kante leko Alberton bana batshwara bagolo njivana.
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May 9, 2012

Shredder

@ntebo
I thought mathata a banyalani a solviwa ko kamoreng,
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Did you even read the article?


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May 9, 2012

TKay

arguement over whose money?
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May 9, 2012

ntebo

Shredder
@ntebo
I thought mathata a banyalani a solviwa ko kamoreng,
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Did you even read the article?
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yes ke makalla wa boraro ale mo kamoreng
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