South Africa: 'Why Do You Want to See My Face?' - Jeers As Jesse Hess' Relative, Second Man Appear for Double Murder

20 November 2019

Jeers rang out in the Bellville Magistrate's Court as a shackled David van Boven was escorted into the dock on Wednesday along with an accomplice for the murder of Jesse Hess and her grandfather Chris Lategan, three months after they were found dead in their home.

"Vir wat wil jy my gesig sien? (Why do you want to see my face?)" Van Boven responded to courtgoers as they called out for him to remove his hoodie while he and co-accused Tasliem Ambrose left the dock.

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