Saunders disposed of the child’s body in a field behind a factory near Pieters' home on Pluto Street in Elsies River‚ Cape Town.
Saunders now sits in the dock with a red and white baseball sweater‚ occasionally looking down at the floor and then at Scholtz.
When the case resumed‚ Scholtz continued: “A thorn bush was covering her body. I knew it was Courtney because her mother gave a description of the clothes Courtney had worn on the morning she went missing.
“[After finding the child] I just went to sit down. I was very emotional when I saw that girl there. When I came right again‚ I shouted 'hello' to get the attention of the search party.
“The police captain came over and he called the general and all the others to say we found the little body.”
Scholtz testified that Saunders was part of a search party looking for Courtney.
Courtney went missing on May 4 2017 after her mom left for work‚ leaving the three-year-old with Saunders‚ a tenant in their home. Her body was found nine days later.
Saunders faces charges of premeditated murder and rape.
The case continues.