Police on Saturday denied that a used condom was found at the murder scene of AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche.
“It is a false allegation,” North West police spokesperson Captain Adele Myburgh said, responding to an earlier report in the Saturday Star.
The newspaper reported that a used condom had allegedly been found in the farmhouse bedroom where Terre’Blanche was murdered.
“There was no condom found on the scene of the late Mr Eugene Terre’Blanche”.
Myburgh said police had no intention of “misleading” anyone about any facts in the case.
“I’m prepared to put my neck in a guillotine and you can have a go at it if I have been lying.”
She also said she had heard reports that the post mortem report had been leaked to the media.
“That is not true. It has not even left the site.”
Far right-wing leader Terre’Blanche was murdered at his farm outside Ventersdorp a week ago.
A man, aged 28, and a teenage boy, aged 15, have been charged with four crimes, including the murder.
Terre’Blanche’s body was found by detectives with his pants pulled down and his genitals exposed.
The Saturday Star reported that a used condom had been found on the scene of the murder by investigators and sent for forensic testing.
One of the charges made against the alleged killers during court proceedings this week was of crimen injuria.
No comment
At the time prosecutor George Baloyi explained the charge of crimen injuria as: ” … they pulled down his [Terre’Blanche’s] pants to his knees and exposed his private parts”.
On Saturday, Mthunzi Mhaga, spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority, told the newspaper no further comment would be made on the charge.
“We’ve said enough. And that is that. [The charge] is because Mr Terre’Blanche’s pants were pulled down to his knees and his private parts were showing. All other evidence will be presented at the trial.”
Johannesburg lawyer Zola Majavu, who represents the minor, would neither confirm nor deny reports regarding the discovery of the condom at the murder scene.
AWB leader Steyn van Ronge at first told the newspaper that he “can’t comment” on the alleged discovery of the condom.
Later he told the newspaper that he was not aware that a condom had been found.
“If evidence is presented to support that, I will make a comment,” he then said.
It was previously reported that Terre’Blanche had bought whisky and several bottles of cider on the day he was murdered.
The Saturday Star reported that there were claims that Terre’Blanche had been seen on the morning of his murder at a bottle store with his two alleged killers.
Along with the crimen injuria charge, farmworker Mahlangu, and the minor, have been charged with murder, house breaking and robbery with aggravating circumstances and attempted robbery with aggravating circumstances.
The case was postponed to April 14. The two have not yet pleaded to the charges. – Sapa