The case against quadruple murder accused Pomona businessman Anton Bouwer was this morning postponed in the Kempton Park Regional Court to September 20.
In the application for a postponement, state prosecutor Ninette Lambden said the state was awaiting the finalisation of further evidence.
She added that the state was also awaiting details of a criminal report from 2011 but declined to offer further details.
Lambden warned the court that a man had been attempting to threaten and bribe witnesses in the matter.
Bouwer’s defense attorney, Hugo van der Westhuizen however dismissed the claims stating that it was the first that he had heard of attempts made to contact witnesses.
Van der Westhuizen added that no progress has been made in the case and that his client had been imprisoned for six months already.
During his last court appearance on May 15 Bouwer, who is housed at Modderbee Prison, appeared in court via live video feed.
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Bouwer stands accused of killing his parents Bettie (73) and Robert (78) Bouwer on January 22 at their house in Bredell.
He is also accused of killing his stepdaughter Natasha Bouwer (22) and domestic worker Elizabeth Mahlangu (56) at a house in Fairleads, Benoni, on the same day.
Bouwer will additionally face one charge of attempted murder for the shooting of his wife, Adelle.
Watch: Quadruple murder accused Pomona businessman Anton Bouwer in court
