Griekwastad trial continues

The trial of a 17-year-old boy accused of killing three members of the Steenkamp family on their farm near Griekwastad is expected to continue in the Northern Cape High Court.

 

On Thursday, the State closed its case against the 17-year-old.

 

Prosecutor Hannes Cloete told the court in Kimberley that all those on the witness list whom he had not called to the stand, would still be available to the defence team.

 

Northern Cape Judge President Frans Kgomo is hearing evidence in Kimberley in the trial of the teenager accused of murdering Griekwastad farmer Deon Steenkamp, 44, his wife Christel, 43, and their daughter Marthella, 14.

 

They were shot dead on their farm Naauwhoek on April 6, 2012.

 

Cloete said on Thursday: "All witnesses on the list that were not called are at the defence's disposal."

 

Many of the witnesses became irrelevant during the trial due to admissions made by the defence.

 

The witnesses included the police's helicopter pilot, who was asked to help on the night of the murders and the next day; Griekwastad farmers; and people who were in contact with the youth during the weekend of the murders.

 

-Sapa