Inge Lotz Murder: Justice van Zyl turns down discharge application
Justice Deon van Zyl turned down Fred van der Vyver’s application for discharge.
This is seen as a big blow for the defence, as the judge has decided that the state’s case has some merit. The defence team will now have to argue their side of the case.
At this time I do not know when the trial will resume. I will update you when I get further information.
Comments:
It is clear that the judge sees some merit in the state’s case against Fred van der Vyver. To many people this would appear that the judge is siding with the state, however, it could just mean that he has enough doubt that he wants to hear more of what the defence has to say.
As I have said in my previous posts, I have not seen any firm evidence that Fred committed the murder. But then again, I have not seen enough evidence that he did not commit the murder.
As I mentioned in the article about the timeline, there is a window of opportunity, however slight, where the murder could have taken place. This does put an element of doubt in my mind.
I am pretty sure that Justice van Zyl feels the same way. To be honest, at this stage neither side have proven anything for certain. This is probably why he has decided to hear what the defence has to say.
I for one, am very eager to hear the defence case. Do they have any surprises in store? How will they now proceed?
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