Modimolle monster convicted

So-called "Modimolle Monster" Johan Kotze was found guilty of murder by the High Court in Pretoria on Monday.

   

Judge Bert Bam found him and one of his co-accused, Andries Sithole, guilty of killing Kotze's ex-wife Ina Bonnette's son.

   

Kotze, Sithole, Pieta Mohlane and Sello Mphaka are on trial for allegedly murdering Kotze's stepson Conrad Bonnette, 19, and kidnapping, repeatedly raping, and attempting to murder Ina Bonnette in his Modimolle, Limpopo, home on January 3, 2012.

   

Kotze denied guilt, claiming he could not be held accountable for his actions that day.

   

Sithole, Mohlane, and Mphaka claimed Kotze threatened to shoot them if they did not co-operate.

   

-Sapa