Rugby player Bees Roux, convicted of culpable homicide last week, should know this week if his suspension from the Blue Bulls would be lifted, according to a report on Monday.
His agent, James Adams, told Beeld newspaper that his contract with the Pretoria based Bulls rugby side would be handled “internally” this week.
Roux was suspended after he beat a metro police officer, Johannes Mogale, to death last August.
On Friday, he was sentenced to five years imprisonment, wholly suspended for five years, on charges of culpable homicide and driving under the influence, in terms of a plea bargain agreement with the State.
The conditions included that he pay Mogale’s family R750 000 and that he not be convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for a violent crime within the next five years.
Rapport newspaper reported on Sunday that Roux did not have the cash to make the payment.
Adams told the Afrikaans Sunday paper that Roux was busy asking “every player, friend and family member” to contribute money.
“We will get the money,” said Adams. “My first priority now is to get him a job, either locally or overseas.”
Adams told Beeld that Roux took the weekend to “think” about what to do.
“He just took this weekend to think. We will handle the matter of getting the money during the course of this week.”
Adams said Roux’s legal costs were around R300 000 and that his girlfriend had taken out a second bond on her house.
At the time of his bail application, Roux said that the Bulls paid him R800 000 per year.
One can’t but feeling sorry for ou Bees… not a nice thing to happen to him.
Sad situation for all parties concerned. Roux has at least admitted guilt, which is a measure of the man that he is. For me…………the Bulls should sign him up again.
@ Loosehead: I would tend to agree with you.
Is it right to punish someone for the rest of his life for a moment of madness?
I am anything but religous, but I recall reading in a very old, very thick book “let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” Seems quite apt in this case.
I also feel so sorry for him, think the Bulls should lift his suspension.
Was a Sad day for Bees and for the Mogale family. we all know what has been said in the media about Bees, Mogale and the other role players and that is why I also feel rather proud of Bees that he admitted guilt and did not let this progress into a long drawn out mudslinging incident which will even create a bigger racial divide than we are currently experiencing.
Hope he and the Bulls can reach an agreement in order for him to start over building his career and his personal life.
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