Murder accused needs TB treatment

One of the men standing trial for the murder of Aaliyah “Angel” Tee will have to undergo an operation next month for complications linked to TB, the Port Elizabeth High Court heard yesterday. Advocate James Reilly said his client, Deon “Kwas” Harmse, 24, had recently been diagnosed with a less severe type of TB and was undergoing treatment for a collapsed lung as a result.

“[Harmse] will need to undergo surgery on [April 16] to replace the draining pipe from his lung with a bigger one,” he told the court. Harmse and Nealon Redhouse, 18, are accused of the murder of the 12-year-old Grade 7 Strelitzia Primary School pupil and the attempted murder of her father, Edmund. It is alleged the pair stormed the Tee family home in June after the they had allegedly witnessed the murder of known gang kingpin Donovan “Staal” Berry a month earlier. They both pleaded not guilty. The case was postponed to April 17.