South Africa: Angy Peter Trial - Parties Contest Whether Victim Could Have Spoken Before His Death

Yesterday in the murder trial of Angy Peters, a medical expert for the state, Dr Estie Meyer, testified that she saw "no anatomical reason" why Rowan du Preez could not have spoken to the police after he was assaulted.

Peters and her co-accused, husband Isaac Mbadu, Azola Dayimani and Christopher Dina are being tried in the Cape High Court for the kidnapping and murder of du Preez. Du Preez died after being necklaced in October 2012. He suffered burns to his entire body and died in hospital roughly 20 hours after the incident. Police claim that du Preez named the accused as his assailants before he died.

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