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The Witness: "Papli accused denies guilt
16 Mar 2009"
Pietermaritzburg salesman Nivesh Doodla (26) pleaded not guilty in an emotionally charged high court yesterday to the murder of his girlfriend, Gail Papli.

She was stabbed to death on February 10 last year. In a statement, he described her death as a “tragic accident”.

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The Witness: "Funeral: Family bury boy as mother still lies unconscious in hospital
15 Mar 2009"
While a young Northdale mother, Pradantha Devnarain, lay unconscious in the intensive care unit of a city hospital yesterday, her family and friends were sadly saying their final farewells to her son, six-year-old Raylin, who was bludgeoned to death with a hammer at his home on Friday last week.

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The Witness: "Hunt for six-year-old’s killers"
THE key to solving the brutal murder of six-year-old Raylin Devnarain and the attack on his mother, Pradantha Devnarain (28), is gardener Zamo Eric Hadebe, the police have said.

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The Witness: "Congolese man killed in Imbali
15 Mar 2009"
A refugee leader in the city has called for calm following the brutal killing of a Congolese man in Imbali on Friday night, during which he was offered no help from locals.