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Henri van Breda appears in court. (News24)
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14 Feb 2018
Knife wound would not necessarily be described as self-inflicted, Adv Galloway concedes. #VanBreda
14 Feb 2018
Teresa #VanBreda's blood may have dripped onto his sock, Adv Galloway says. When hit on same spot, blood source results. Marli hit on 6 different areas.
14 Feb 2018
Bathroom blood stain was not classified as a shoeprint. All prints were analysed and accounted for, Adv Galloway says. #VanBreda
14 Feb 2018
State doesn't know where #VanBreda stood at time of attack. Blood spatter indicated where accused should have been, and Henri's version found to be improbable, Adv Galloway says.
14 Feb 2018
Regarding possible intruder: Blood drop on door didn't contain human DNA. Blood on boundary wall more likely spatter from #VanBreda boys' room, as per Captain Joubert.
Found no corresponding drip trail outside the house.
Does not support version of attacker fleeing the house.
14 Feb 2018
All vehicles which entered De Zalze that morning were accounted for, Adv Galloway says. #VanBreda
14 Feb 2018
Adv Galloway says crime at De Zalze lacked violence and there was actual property missing. #VanBreda
14 Feb 2018
Adv Botha says Dempers set out to disprove that knife was stuck in #VanBreda's side. Used a piece of pork for experiment and knife stayed in longer than expected. He says Dempers still testified it was "not possible".
14 Feb 2018
Dr Albertse couldn't say if #VanBreda's injuries self-inflicted. Referred to Dr Tiemensma who worked from photos. Forearm and thorax considered possibly self-inflicted. If others were self-inflicted, would be very unusual as it doesn't conform, Adv Botha says.
14 Feb 2018
Adv Botha questions the motive. Judge Desai says the murder itself was almost as if killed in a frenzy, attacked in anger. Concerned by the highly personalised nature of the killings. Adv Botha says the motive is not known. #VanBreda
14 Feb 2018
What are probabilities that #VanBreda could have foreseen that he would be diagnosed with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy to explain the 2h40m, Adv Botha asks.
14 Feb 2018
Judge Desai asks Adv Botha what this means in terms of 2h40m. Seizure and postictal state explain time lapse between after the murders and when he eventually phones for help. #VanBreda
14 Feb 2018
Epilepsy diagnosis of #VanBreda discussed. Adv Botha refers to the recording of his client in hospital in which he suffered a myoclonic seizure. Judge Desai describes it as a slight twitch.
14 Feb 2018
Adv Botha says on totality of evidence, no evidence to exclude unknown assailant. #VanBreda
14 Feb 2018
He was on a mission to kill everyone, Judge Desai says. Adv Botha says he doesn't know. Judge Desai tells him they can speculate for a minute. #VanBreda
14 Feb 2018
Who stabbed #VanBreda? Adv Botha says Rudi had probably been asleep when he was hit, attack on Martin unexpected, no suggestion that Marli or Teresa stabbed him.
