The case against a Cape Town teenager accused of murdering his aunt, magistrate Romay van Rooyen, was transferred to the Western Cape High Court.
Eighteen-year-old Cassidy Hartzenberg is due in the dock for pre-trial on 17 March.
He made a number of appearances in the Simon’s Town Magistrates Court since his arrest in September last year, days after 50-year-old Van Rooyen was found dead in her Marina da Gama home.
Hartzenberg, who was a pallbearer at Van Rooyen’s funeral, was also accused of stealing his aunt’s car, as well as some money.
Her Toyota RAV4 was found in Mitchells Plain two days later.
-EWN
In other news – ‘AKA pushed Anele Tembe from the balcony’
With hours to go before family and friends gather for Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes‘s memorial on Friday, damning reports have surfaced alleging that the multi-award-winning rapper shoved Anele Tembe off a balcony.
The allegations came just days after the National Prosecuting Authority gave reasons for why it did not prosecute anyone for Tembe’s death. According to NPA spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila, after careful consideration, Western Cape Director of Public Prosecutions Nicolette Bell decided not to institute any prosecution for Tembe’s death, Learn More
