She had one sibling, her sister Karen. [5], On 24 August 2004, police detective Superintendent Piet Byleveld took over the investigation. news; Man admits stalking footy legend Leigh Matthews' family. [4], On 4 October 2004, Byleveld arrested Moodley outside his home in Alberton. He said he approached Matthews in the campus parking lot and asked her for a lift. A new investigating officer was appointed to the case in 2011. Moodley deliberately left the shell casings next to her body to stage the murder, and then burnt her clothing. Part of a footballing family, Matthews' brother Kelvin had played 155 games at Hawthorn and Geelong. Byleveld said an amount of R92 000 had been deposited into Moodley’s account six months before he and his accomplices kidnapped and killed Matthews. Leading Club Goalkicker Award, Hawthorn F.C. "In Byleveld’s book, the detective said he believed Moodley had five accomplices, and suggested Moodley and his friends had made a living out of kidnapping people for ransom. [11][26][27], In July 2012, the murder was covered in two episodes of the M-Net Crimes Uncovered crime docu-drama television series titled "A Family's Nightmare Begins: The Leigh Matthews Story (Part 1)" and "A Web of Lies: The Leigh Matthews Story (Part 2)". [3][4][5][8] She had been shot four times. [28][29][30], "Leigh's sister helps others deal with trauma", "Moodley shows no emotion as verdict read", "Hope dies. Byleveld suggested that Moodley’s other targets had survived the kidnappings and never reported the cases to the police because of their families’ status in society. He joined Hawthorn in January 1969, aged sixteen and having already played senior suburban football. Once Leigh's body had been found, the case was handed over to renowned specialist detective, Piet Byleveld (Brigadier Petrus Erasmus Johannes van Staden Byleveld - 1950-2017). [7][4][5] He was able to hold a short telephone conversation with her afterwards which was their last communication. Love blooms", "Police detective sheds light on final chapter", "Revealed: Moodley's first words on his arrest", "Moodley writes own application for retrial", "I was framed for murder, claims Moodley", "Moodley in new bid to dodge life behind bars", "Leigh Matthews killer loses court battle", "Leigh Matthews case 'will always have question marks' – Byleveld", "Brace yourself for this homegrown series", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_Leigh_Matthews&oldid=981199893, Use South African English from March 2013, All Wikipedia articles written in South African English, Pages using Infobox person with deprecated parameter home town, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 30 September 2020, at 21:44. To date, Moodley has never given up any accomplices names. Link below. Leigh Matthews is a Guest Member with limited editing ability. Money moving through Moodley's account indicated as such. [14][5] He began serving his life sentence on 4 August 2005. When Byleveld arrested Moodley, he said to him, "What took you so long, I've been expecting you." Leigh's body was discovered by a municipal worker in a field on the R82 highway in Walkerville on 21st July 2004. People Projects Discussions Surnames [15], In his initial version of events, Moodley said he was driven by a need for money. [2][3], On Friday 9 July 2004, she was abducted from the parking lot at Bond University. During 2010 Moodley appealed his sentence, which was denied. They may just be exploring or using the genealogist-to-genealogist (G2G) forum.They will not become a full member unless: They volunteer to do wiki genealogy (they have not yet volunteered), or ...; A Wiki Genealogist volunteers to … Although she was found naked, she had not been sexually assaulted. “The money was handed over and the children were safely returned. Player of the Year, Learn how and when to remove this template message, VFLPA MVP Award (Later named the Leigh Matthews Trophy), Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year Award, Peter Crimmins Medal (Hawthorn F.C. The hunt begins. Moodley had covered her with a blanket. Genealogy profile for Leigh Matthews Leigh Matthews (1983 - 2004) - Genealogy Genealogy for Leigh Matthews (1983 - 2004) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of … Best & Fairest), Hawthorn F.C. Described by her father Rob as a "gentle soul" and by her classmates as "an angel", Leigh didn't refuse. Matthews played his junior football at the Chelsea Football Club. Moodley said shortly after he extorted the R50,000 from her father he was unsure what to do with her, and then took her to a deserted field in Walkerville and shot her in the back of the head.
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