Last of so-called "Waterkloof Four" released on parole

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

Convicted killer Frikkie du Preez, one of the so-called "Waterkloof four", was released on parole on Friday.

Correctional Services spokesperson, Logan Maistry says he has been released as per order of the parole board, adding that if offenders had served half their sentence, they were eligible for parole.

The "Waterkloof four" -- Du Preez, Christoff Becker, Gert van Schalkwyk and Reinach Tiedt -- beat, stabbed and kicked a homeless man to death in Moreleta Park, Pretoria, on the night in December 2001.

The victim was never identified.

They were found guilty of murder in June 2005.

In May 2008, the High Court in Pretoria rejected their bid to appeal, and were released on bail in February this year, after serving five-and-a-half years of their 12-year jail terms.

Du Preez and Becker's parole was revoked when a video emerged of the pair drinking what appeared to be alcohol and using a cellphone in the Kgosi Mampuru prison where they were serving their sentence.

The pair was sent back to prison on February 28.

Becker was released on parole on Tuesday.