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Simon case to be heard in Feb

Simon case to be heard in Feb

THE trial of former world champion boxer Harry Simon will start in the Regional Court at Walvis Bay on February 2 next year.

Simon will then be asked to plead to a charge of culpable homicide following the deadly accident in which he was involved in November 2002. The case was yesterday referred to the Regional Court after the Prosecutor-General’s decision to continue with the prosecution of Simon.The public prosecutor at the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court, Lana Fouche, told The Namibian the only time available was in February next year as the court roll was very full.She said they wanted to book a full week for the hearing.She anticipated that the case might be concluded within the week.Jan Wessels, the legal representative of one of the Belgium families who were involved in the accident, agreed yesterday that he expected the case to be concluded in February.He said the two Belgium tourists who survived the accident might fly in for the hearing.”At this stage they are not required as witnesses, but the State might still decide to call them,” he said.Of the seven Belgian tourists involved in the accident, two adults and a baby were fatally injured.Simon briefly appeared in the Walvis Bay court yesterday morning for the fourth time since the accident.Simon, who also sustained injuries in the accident, was still receiving treatment in South Africa earlier this year.He was also supposed to be in England during June to resume his boxing career.The case was yesterday referred to the Regional Court after the Prosecutor-General’s decision to continue with the prosecution of Simon.The public prosecutor at the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court, Lana Fouche, told The Namibian the only time available was in February next year as the court roll was very full.She said they wanted to book a full week for the hearing.She anticipated that the case might be concluded within the week.Jan Wessels, the legal representative of one of the Belgium families who were involved in the accident, agreed yesterday that he expected the case to be concluded in February.He said the two Belgium tourists who survived the accident might fly in for the hearing.”At this stage they are not required as witnesses, but the State might still decide to call them,” he said.Of the seven Belgian tourists involved in the accident, two adults and a baby were fatally injured.Simon briefly appeared in the Walvis Bay court yesterday morning for the fourth time since the accident.Simon, who also sustained injuries in the accident, was still receiving treatment in South Africa earlier this year.He was also supposed to be in England during June to resume his boxing career.

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