Child murder case to kick-off

The trial of a Cape Town man accused of killing two teenage girls is expected to begin in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday.

 

Johannes Christiaan de Jager, 48, was accused of murdering Parow sex worker Hiltina Alexander and Charmaine Mare from Mpumalanga. 

 

De Jager was alleged to have picked up Alexander in 2008, and then raped and strangled her. Her body was found dumped on the N7 highway in Philadelphia.  

 

According to the indictment, Mare holidayed in Cape Town in January, staying with a friend in Kraaifontein.  

 

Her friend's mother was dating De Jager.

 

On January 7, the friend, the mother, and De Jager's son went on a cruise, leaving Mare and De Jager alone in the house.

 

The State alleges De Jager made repeated sexual advances, which the teenage girl rejected. The family returned home on January 11 and could not find her. 

 

Mare's burnt body was found in a nearby field. 

 

Her hands and feet had been cut off. Her hands were later found in the garage of the home and her feet next to the N2 highway in Somerset West.

 

-Sapa