Overview
- The National Council for Correctional Services advised against release under Section 78, and Minister Pieter Groenewald accepted the recommendation.
- Correctional Services confirmed the denial and said Moodley’s profile will be reconsidered after 24 months.
- Before any reconsideration, Moodley must complete structured correctional programmes, attend psychotherapy, and undergo assessments by independent, non-treating specialists.
- The decision follows a September recommendation by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board in favor of release, which drew strong opposition from the Matthews family.
- Leigh Matthews’ family welcomed the outcome, while Moodley remains serving a life term imposed in 2005 after convictions for murder, kidnapping, and extortion.