Overview
- The Polokwane High Court adjourned the case to 25–27 February after defence counsel reported Olivier’s painful leg infection and fever, a delay supported by the State and not opposed by co-accused counsel.
- Judge Jane Ngobeni instructed SAPS ballistics analyst Fortunate Mahlalela to return on the new dates to continue her testimony.
- Olivier and William Musora are charged over the 2024 killings of Maria Makgato and Kudzai Ndlovu, with additional counts including attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, and firearm offences; Musora also faces an immigration charge.
- Earlier testimony from state witness Rudolph De Wet included an admission that he once planned to lie while in prison, a claim that defence counsel used to challenge his credibility.
- De Wet told the court the bodies were thrown into a pigsty to conceal evidence and said Musora was not present when the women were shot, while forensic officer W/O Alina Marotola detailed victim-linked visits to collect expired dairy products from the farm.