Killer cop Marius van der Westhuizen will get parole soon
Van der Westhuizen is serving a 24-year sentence after being found guilty of murdering his three children 17 years ago.
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CAPE TOWN - Killer cop Marius van der Westhuizen who shot and killed three of his children will soon be a free man after being granted parole.
Van der Westhuizen is serving a 24-year sentence after being found guilty of murdering his three children 17 years ago.
He appeared before the correctional supervision and parole board on Tuesday after serving 13 years of his sentence.
Van der Westhuizen who was a high-ranking officer at Claremont SAPS shot 21-month-old Antoinette, five-year-old Marius and 16-year-old Bianca to allegedly punish his wife Charlotte for lying to him after giving her an ultimatum to leave her job and become a stay-at-home mom.
Charlotte broke her silence last year ahead of the second parole hearing which took place in December.
"He murdered my children to punish me because I didn't listen to him."
Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Candice van Reenen says the parole board has granted Van der Westhuizen parole from the 31st of July 2024 until September 2034.
"The inmate will undergo the completion of pre-release programmes, and whilst on parole will also be subject to supervision by DCS's community corrections office, in line with his parole conditions."
Van Reenen said that the children's family have been informed of Van der Westhuizen's impending release.