22-year-old Marthinus Pelser, accused of murdering his six-month-old baby son, is to appear in the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court.
More members of the support group ‘Justice for Baby Deon’ are in court today, wearing T-shirts displaying the group’s name.
Tweets from inside court:
– Petition to not grant bail has to this moment gotten 1650 signatures
– Huge contingent in court in support of baby Pelser
– More supporters have just arrived in court
– Accused taking the stand
– Cross questioning of investigating officer
– When Pelser arrived at the police station, the investigating officer was not there
– Accused had no previous offences
– The accused seems to never have fleed any scenes in the past
– Investigating officer did not research whether or not the accused had a passport
– Accused’s attorney asking if the investigating officer knows that a suspect can be tagged
– Accused can be tagged if released on bail to know his exact location at any time
– Investigating officer will not support this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je4b5R4ooz0&feature=youtu.be
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