Griekwastad trial visits crime scene
2013-03-18 12:27
Kimberley - The triple murder trial of a 16-year-old boy
will be moved to the crime scene, a farm near Griekwastad, on Monday.
Northern Cape High Court Judge President Frans Kgomo, court
personnel, the prosecuting team, and the defence will visit the farm Naauwhoek,
where farmer Deon Steenkamp, 44, his wife Christel, 43, and daughter Marthella,
14, were shot dead on 6 April last year.
The group gathered at the Griekwastad police station first
to conduct an investigation, before leaving for the farm.
The media was allowed to visit the farm but, by agreement
with the court, keep their distance. Journalists were not allowed inside the
farmhouse.
The teenage accused has pleaded not guilty to the three
murder charges, as well as to a charge of rape, and one of defeating the ends
of justice.
Cases involving minors are usually held in-camera, but
several media houses had been granted permission to cover the case. The boy may
not be identified.
- SAPA
