Child murderer Theunis Olivier had threatened to throw Steven Siebert into the sea if he resisted being sodomised, the Cape High Court heard on Monday.
Giving evidence in mitigation of his sentence, Olivier said he told the six-year old to cooperate or face death.
”I told him that I was going to throw him into the sea if he protested,” he said.
Olivier, who was convicted for the kidnapping, indecent assault and murder of Steven, had earlier blamed his alleged multiple-personality disorder for his deeds.
However, psychiatrists who had examined him shortly after his arrest on Monday denied that he had such a condition.
Psychiatrist Konrad Czech said: ”I completely rule out multiple personality disorder.”
Olivier had told the court that Czech had handled his case recklessly and did not even bother to conduct any tests on him.
However, Czech denied this, saying a preliminary interview with Olivier did not warrant any further tests.
”There was no evidence that any further tests were required.”
Olivier said his multiple personality condition was to blame for the murder of six-year-old Steven in December 2005.
The likelihood, Czech said, was that Olivier suffered from paedophilia, for which there was no cure.
Sean Kaliski, another psychiatrist who testified, concurred with Czech.
”The only treatment available is to keep him away from children,” he said.
Last week Olivier was found guilty by the court for the murder of Siebert.
Passing judgement, Judge Essa Moosa said the testimony given by the accused, the psychiatrist’s evaluation report as well as the statement submitted by the accused were enough to convict Olivier on all the charges.
”The court is satisfied that all the elements of the three charges have been established and therefore finds the accused guilty as charged.”
Olivier kidnapped, sodomised and murdered Siebert, whose body was found on Christmas Eve 2005 in dense bushes in the grounds of 30 Cordovan Street, Plettenberg Bay.
Shortly after his 2005 arrest, Olivier confessed before a lower court magistrate that he had abducted, sodomised and murdered the six-year-old.
However, he pleaded not guilty to all three charges, saying he was not of a sane mind when he committed the crimes and therefore could not be held responsible for his actions.
However, on Monday last week Olivier submitted a statement to the Cape High Court, admitting that he was of a sober and sane mind when he committed the crimes, and that he should be held accountable for his actions.
Judge Moosa said the accused’s submission that he was of a sane mind when he committed the crimes was supported by a psychiatric evaluation report that had declared him to be of ”a stable mind and fit to stand trial”. — Sapa