After court proceedings started again, the  cross-examination of the investigating officer came to an end, and the accused’s ex-wife’s statement was read in court.
The case was postponed to 10 October 2016.
Read the live tweets from court on what was said, here:
- Case postponed to 10 October 2016
- Petition has 1650 signatures
- State in possession of the petition
- She found her child swollen, bruised and full of blood
- Day of incident: she got home and asked him what was wrong. Accused said he did something bad
- On the day of the incident,the child was not sick or injured when she left him
- She asked him what he wanted and he said divorce
- Accused was always checking her cellphone, wouldn’t go for counselling
- Put something on his hand so him hitting her would not leave marks
- Accused pulled her to the ground and kicked her
- Accused assaulted her where nobody could see the bruises
- He would get angry after she did nothing in the house and screamed at her
- After the marriage, accused got very aggressive
- Mother of deceased’s statement being read
- Investigating officer standing down
- Defence taking over cross-questioning
- IO: No it wasn’t verified
- State: last question: Was the address verified where the accused would stay should he get bail?
- Defence given copy of the statement
- Court in progress
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• Update: Father allegedly attempted suicide
