Overview
- The Correctional Supervision and Parole Board recommended parole for Donovan Moodley following a hearing at which his CMC profile and professional assessments were tabled.
- Moodley remains incarcerated as the recommendation proceeds to the National Council for Correctional Services and then to Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald for a final decision.
- Leigh Matthews’s parents voiced surprise and disappointment, arguing the board relied on a limited recent profile and saying they were denied access to the full CMC file, which led them to decline victim‑offender dialogue.
- Moodley’s lawyer cited prison academic achievements, including an LLB and reported LLM, and said Moodley told the board he acted alone in the 2004 crime.
- The recommendation has drawn swift public criticism, including objections from Ian Cameron, while the case follows a 2023 court‑ordered rehearing after earlier failed parole bids.