The Pretoria High Court on Tuesday heard how a self-confessed male prostitute killed a client because he desperately needed money.
In a statement before court, 25-year-old David Swanepoel admitted to throttling Allen Sim and stabbing him to death with a knife.
Sim’s body thrown into a bath after the killing.
Swanepoel pleaded guilty to murder and robbery, while his co-accused, Salmon Ignitus Basson (24), pleaded not guilty.
The duo worked as prostitutes ”on the block” in Pretoria’s notorious Burgers Park at night.
Sim, who worked for Absa Bank in Johannesburg and was a part-time opera teacher at a Pretoria school, was apparently a regular client of Swanepoel.
Swanepoel said on March 4 last year it was raining and business was slow.
He and Basson needed money and decided to rob Sim. They went to his Villieria flat and asked him for a place to sleep.
Swanepoel said Sim owed him R800 for sex. He demanded payment, but Sim said he would pay him later. When Sim went to his bedroom that night, Swanepoel followed him.
He explained how he throttled his client and called Basson to help. The two throttled Sim until he was unconscious, the court heard.
Swanepoel said he then stabbed Sim with a knife, before taking a bath to wash the blood off himself.
The pair then stole several items, which they loaded into his car.
Swanepoel blamed drugs and alcohol for his conduct. The state did not accept all the elements of his submission and asked the court to enter a plea of not guilty.
The case continues. – Sapa