De Jager trial continues

The trial of a man accused of killing and dismembering an 18-year-old woman, and murdering and raping a prostitute of the same age, continues in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.

 

On Wednesday, the court heard a friend of the prostitute stick to his story of when he last saw her.

 

McNiel Jacobs said he and his brother Colin last saw prostitute Hiltina Alexander, 18, in Parow, Cape Town, in the early hours of Sunday, May 18, 2008.

 

"The reason why it happened on Sunday morning, why I can remember well, [is that] I was on my way to my mother's house. 

 

When I arrived at the house... my mother was already preparing her church clothing and ironing."

 

He was testifying in the trial of 48-year-old Johannes Christiaan de Jager, who has pleaded not guilty to the rape and murder of Alexander in May 2008, and the murder of 18-year-old Mpumalanga resident Charmaine Mare in January this year.

 

Jacobs concluded his testimony last week, but was recalled by the defence on Wednesday.

 

-Sapa