Donay Phillips News Today

A former police officer accused of killing a constable and two patients at Somerset Hospital has been referred for psychiatric evaluation for a month.

The ex-cop accused of shooting and killing a police officer and two patients at Cape Town's New Somerset Hospital was referred to Valkenberg Hospital on Wednesday for psychiatric evaluation to make sure he understands proceedings.

The man accused of murder following the shocking shootings at Cape Town's New Somerset Hospital will be sent to a district surgeon to establish whether he needs to go for a psychiatric evaluation. 



The former Vredenburg police officer accused of killing three people at New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town will face three more charges.

Tests on the New Somerset Hospital triple murder accused confirmed that traces of gunshot residue were found on him. However, two postmortems remain outstanding.

Investigators are waiting for vital reports to finalise the investigation into a shooting at the New Somerset Hospital in Cape Town that claimed the lives of three people, including an on-duty policeman, in May.

Ex-cop Jean Paul Malgas says his mental health is improving, after he told the court last month that he was severely depressed. He is charged with the murder of a policeman and two patients in Green Point's New Somerset Hospital.

The case against Jean-Paul Malgas was postponed for further investigation. At his last appearance, the court heard that was suicidal.

Its alleged a former police official disarmed Constable Donay Phillips and opened fire killing him and two other patients at the New Somerset Hospital in Greenpoint two weeks ago.

Constable Donay Phillips has been described as God-fearing, humble, disciplined, and dedicated to his job.