Cathy van Oudtshoorn looked calm‚ carrying a baby wrapped in a pink blanket‚ as she arrived at the High Court in Pretoria to stand trial for allegedly killing her husband – the man who had adopted her as a toddler.
Wearing a casual black and white outfit‚ Van Oudtshoorn‚ 31‚ was accompanied to court by a friend.
The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that prosecutors would have to unravel a tangled web of murder‚ divorce and perjury in her trial.
Van Oudtshoorn is accused of fatally shooting her father/husband Chris van Oudtshoorn‚ a 57-year-old electrical engineer from Brakpan in Gauteng‚ in April 2016 while he was watching TV.
Deepening the intrigue was the fact that Chris's ex-wife‚ Jorina van Niekerk‚ 55‚ was convicted and jailed as an accessory to the murder.
Seated for a consultation with her lawyer‚ Thembi Bokako‚ in the foyer of the court‚ Van Oudtshoorn looked calm and smiled every now and then.
Bokako of Legal Aid‚ told the Sunday Times: "It has been stressful for her but she's coping under the circumstances. She has a new baby‚ who was born in June."
The trial is set to get under way on Monday.
Woman who married adoptive father calm before murder trial
Cathy van Oudtshoorn looked calm‚ carrying a baby wrapped in a pink blanket‚ as she arrived at the High Court in Pretoria to stand trial for allegedly killing her husband – the man who had adopted her as a toddler.
Wearing a casual black and white outfit‚ Van Oudtshoorn‚ 31‚ was accompanied to court by a friend.
The Sunday Times reported at the weekend that prosecutors would have to unravel a tangled web of murder‚ divorce and perjury in her trial.
Van Oudtshoorn is accused of fatally shooting her father/husband Chris van Oudtshoorn‚ a 57-year-old electrical engineer from Brakpan in Gauteng‚ in April 2016 while he was watching TV.
Deepening the intrigue was the fact that Chris's ex-wife‚ Jorina van Niekerk‚ 55‚ was convicted and jailed as an accessory to the murder.
Seated for a consultation with her lawyer‚ Thembi Bokako‚ in the foyer of the court‚ Van Oudtshoorn looked calm and smiled every now and then.
Bokako of Legal Aid‚ told the Sunday Times: "It has been stressful for her but she's coping under the circumstances. She has a new baby‚ who was born in June."
The trial is set to get under way on Monday.
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