{
  "id": 4104422,
  "title": "Daughter tells court Julie Rajpaul said ‘he did it’ hours before her death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/daughter-tells-court-julie-rajpaul-said-he-did-it-hours-before-her",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/thepost/news/2026-08-29-daughter-tells-court-julie-rajpaul-said-he-did-it-hours-before-her-death/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During proceedings at the Durban Regional Court on Monday, Sasha Rajpaul testified about a conversation she had with her mother, Julie Rajpaul, hours before her death on October 26, 2023. According to Sasha, her mother had pleaded with her to let her go, saying, \"he did it\" if anything happened to her. Six hours later, the police informed Sasha that her mother had committed suicide. This testimony emerged during the murder trial of her mother's alleged killer, Ashley Mahadeo.",
  "summary": "Julie Rajpaul’s daughter told the Durban Regional Court that her mother pleaded with her partner to let her go hours before she was found dead in her North Beach flat. Ashley Mahadeo has pleaded not guilty to murder.",
  "key_points": [
    "Julie Rajpaul told Sasha she did it before her death.",
    "Sasha Rajpaul testified in Durban Regional Court.",
    "Ashley Mahadeo is accused of her mother's murder."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}