By Johnathan Paoli
Donovan Moodley, the man convicted of the 2004 abduction and murder of university student Leigh Matthews, will remain behind bars for at least another two years after the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) rejected his latest bid for parole.
The decision, confirmed this week, means Moodley’s case will only be reconsidered after he completes further correctional interventions and a new parole profile is compiled within a prescribed timeframe.
According to the DCS, the final determination was made by Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald, acting on a recommendation from the National Council for Correctional Services (NCCS).
While there had been indications earlier this year that the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (CSPB) was inclined to favour Moodley’s release, the NCCS and the Minister ultimately declined to grant parole.
Moodley is serving a life sentence for the kidnapping and killing of Matthews, who was 21 years old at
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