Murder of Genèe Bergs – Case against Dieter Bergs postponed yet againDieter Bergs’ defense team applied for an adjournment again on 21 July 2022, in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg after Bergs’ lawyer argued that he was too ill to file his heads of argument in time. This follows after Judge Strydom on 6 June 2022 set a deadline for the heads of both the State and the defense to enable him to possibly give judgement on 21 July 2022, in the murder case of Genèe Bergs.
However, based on a psychiatric report from Sterkfontein, Bergs was found to be unfit to stand trial. He is charged with five crimes that he allegedly committed between 2013 and 2014. This includes, the murder of Bergs, forgery, the possession of an unlicensed firearm, the possession of ammunition and uttering. The NPA subsequently instituted prosecution under section 77 of the Criminal Procedure Act.