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Soweto Marathon: Taxi Driver Who Over Runner Dezireè Du Plessis Faces Murder Charge

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Johannesburg – AfriForum’s Private Prosecutions Unit has revealed that a senior prosecutor informed the family of Dezireè du Plessis that the state was considering charging the taxi driver, who ran over the athlete, with murder. Du Plessis suffered extensive injuries when she was knocked down by a taxi during the Soweto Marathon in November last year. Du Plessis passed away on 12 December 2025. “While her family is satisfied that the South Afric…
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The Bulrushes broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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