Murder suspect appears briefly

THE CASE against a Kenwyn manwho confessed to a murder he committed 11 years ago has been moved to the Wynberg Regional Court.

Raafiq Abrahams, 25, made a brief appearance in the Wynberg Magistrate’s court yesterday.

Prosecutor Kepler Uys told the court that the matter was ready to be transferred to the regional court for trial. Abrahams confessed to police in December, saying he stabbed 63- year- old Sulaiman Brey on November 13, 2002, inside his Wittebome Superette in Wynberg when he was just 14.

Brey died inside his shop after the botched robbery.

Abrahams, pictured, fled the scene and moved on with his life. He worked as a chef in Dubai for about three years. But after falling on a flight of stairs and breaking his leg, which needed extensive medical treatment, he returned to Cape Town. He was unable to continue working as a chef.

Abrahams then came clean to Brey’s brother and subsequently made a confession to the police. During his bail application in December, Abrahams said: ”About 11 years ago I was involved in an incident where my actions led to Brey’s death. Subsequent to my meeting the family, the police were contacted.

“I made a full confession to a captain from Kirstenhof police. I will, during my trial, disclose full reasons for my actions and intentions for confessing to this offence.”

Magistrate Hafiza Mohamed postponed the case for Abrahams’s first appearance in the regional court on April 24.