A teenage witness and a gun at large – Court rules it is correct to keep Cape Town murder accused in custody
Hilary van Rooyen was found dead in her Eversdal house in May 2017 by her son, who had gone to check up on his mother when her house keys were picked up and handed in at a local primary school.Reghard Groenewald, a friend of another of Van Rooyen's sons, is on trial for her murder. Pathologist Daphne Anthony testified that Van Rooyen's wounds were limited to her face and head. Her cause of death had been determined to be the result of blunt force injury.Her body had been found in a pool of blood, believed to have been caused by a blow to the back of her head.No blood was found in Van Rooyen's airway, Anthony testified, which indicated that her death had been quick.Groenewald pleaded not guilty on both the murder and theft charges.
They had coffee and when he took his mug to the kitchen, Van Rooyen apparently made advances on him, including grabbing him"in a passionate embrace" and"placing her hands on my bum".Van Rooyen apparently grabbed him by the hand and said"come on", he"pushed her forcibly on the chest" and she fell.Groenewald claimed she had threatened to"tell everyone" that he had assaulted and made advances on her.
TammyPetersen87 Is this an excuse now? My husband better be careful from now on...
TammyPetersen87 Said that before also so he's a liar of note.
TammyPetersen87 Ever heard of saying no thanks & walking away? It's more than most women, faced with unwanted physical advances are able to do, given their smaller stature & lesser physical strength!
TammyPetersen87 TammyPetersen87 and that's enough reason to murder her? Maybe he embraced her, got scared and killed her. People like that doesn't belong in society.
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