A psychologist testifying in the sentencing proceedings of a convicted murderer told the Port Elizabeth High Court that though the man showed no remorse for the murder, he regretted his actions.Testifying during argument in mitigation of sentencing, psychologist Wendy Nunn said Riyaad Salegie had an averagetobelow-average intellectual capacity, but knew the difference between right and wrong.“There is no indication of mental retardation [but he has] limited insight into his actions.“His impulse control seemed controlled [during consultations],” she said.“Previously he was easily manipulated by his peers.”Salegie, 27, was convicted of murder in June 2018 after he pleaded guilty to charges of housebreaking, robbery and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.During his trial, Salegie denied murdering businessman Bhaven Moodley in his Crammer Street, Malabar, home on January 17 2016, blaming an alleged accomplice and claiming he was the lookout.He admitted he and the other man, identified only as Mr Chetty in court, had planned the break-in to steal items to sell for drugs.Moodley’s elderly mother, Shirley, was brutally assaulted, but survived the attack.She died on Monday. Nunn told the court that Salegie had had a difficult upbringing.“There was no discipline at home or at school,” Nunn said.Salegie began showing problematic behaviour in high school and began smoking dagga and using cocaine at the age of 12, Nunn said.During consultations, Salegie indicated that he regretted what he had done on the night Moodley was murdered “but can’t feel remorse for something he did not do”.Testifying in aggravation of sentencing, Moodley’s brotherin-law, Suvinthirian Govender, said the murder and attack on his mother-in-law had a devastating effect on the family.“The memories of the assault and the murder of her son brought her down. She died a broken person,” he said.Sentence is expected to be handed down on May 10.