Elderly man to face trial over miner’s murder

Donald Mopp, the elderly man accused of the fatal stabbing of miner Winsel Edwards at the Tucville Squatting Area, was yesterday committed to stand trial for murder in the High Court.

Magistrate Judy Latchman announced the decision at the conclusion of a preliminary inquiry into the charge against Mopp, noting that the court had found that a prima facie case had been made out against him. The allegation against Mopp, who is said to be