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Security guard accused of firing on family granted R4,000 bail

By Andries van Zyl • 3 July 2025
Security guard accused of firing on family granted R4,000 bail

Bail of R4,000 was granted on Monday, 30 June, to 42-year-old James "Jimmy" Henry Venter in the Louis Trichardt Magistrate's Court after 10 days in custody.

Bail of R4,000 was granted on Monday, 30 June, to 42-year-old James "Jimmy" Henry Venter in the Louis Trichardt Magistrate's Court after 10 days in custody.

Venter stands accused of seven counts of attempted murder, following a shooting incident on the N1 south, just outside Louis Trichardt, on the evening of Friday, 20 June.

It is alleged that Venter, an employee of the Musina-based private security company Kawia Rural Anti-Poaching, fired on a family from the Nzhelele-Biaba ar...

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