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Julie Rajpaul murder case: Daughter testifies about her mother’s final hours

IOL · 27 August 2026 at 06:00

Julie Rajpaul murder case: Daughter testifies about her mother’s final hours

HOURS before Julie Rajpaul was found dead, her daughter heard her pleading with her partner over a call to let her go.

She said if anything happened to her, “he did it”.

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