The defense lawyer in the murder trial against a Limpopo pig farmer has told the High Court in Polokwane that his client’s right to consult a legal representative before making a confession statement to the police was violated. Advocate Jakobus Venter has said that his client, Zachariah Olivier, wasn’t allowed to meet his lawyer. The court is conducting a trial-within-a-trial …

A ballistic expert in the double murder trial of a Limpopo pig farmer accused of killing two women and disposing of their bodies in a pig enclosure, has told the High Court in Polokwane that her investigations and findings are accurate. Ballistic expert, warrant officer Fortunate Mahlalela, is on the witness stand. However, a report from an independent ballistic expert, …