# A well-known Gauteng paediatric surgeon was found not guilty of murder following the deaths of three children he operated on. The High Court in Johannesburg found the state could not proof its argument that Peter Beale had recklessly and fraudulently performed unnecessary surgeries to re-establish his financial position after he lost 1.5-million-rand in the infamous Tannenbaum Ponzi scheme. Judge Thifhelimbilu Mudau ruled without a motive, the state’s case collapsed. The case ran from 2019 when Beale was arrested and charged with murder, culpable homicide and fraud.
Gauteng paediatric surgeon found not guilty over deaths of three patients