South Africa: Neurologist Initially Suspected Van Breda of Faking Illness

27 November 2017

The neurologist who examined Henri van Breda following a reported seizure earlier this month considered the possibility that the triple murder accused was malingering, he told the Western Cape High Court on Monday.

Dr James Butler, the accused's sixth witness, however eventually concluded that there was compelling evidence that Van Breda had had an epileptic seizure on the night of the axe attacks, and that the possibility of malingering, or pretending to be ill, was so unlikely it "can effectively be disregarded".

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