The case against the minor accused of the Steenkamp family murder continues despite a female AWB member claiming to have played a role in the crime. (Gallo)
Claims by a rightwing woman that she played a part in the Steenkamp murders on a farm near Griekwastad last year was rejected by a police officer, the high court in Kimberley heard on Monday.
"There is no truth in these allegations," investigating officer Dick de Waal testified.
The triple murder trial of a 17-year-old boy resumed in the high court in the Northern Cape on Monday. Other charges are rape and defeating the ends of justice.
Judge President Frans Kgomo was hearing evidence in the trial of the minor, accused of killing Northern Cape farmer Deon Steenkamp (44), his wife Christelle (43), and daughter Marthella (14). They were shot on their farm Naauwhoek, near Griekwastad, on April 6, 2012. Marthella was also raped.
De Waal told the court he had received information from three sources since the court last heard the matter.
The new information was received from a woman in Kuruman, a man who called a state witness, and a woman, Cornelia de Wet, who was in prison in Middelburg, Mpumalanga.
It was reported that De Wet, a member of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), had confessed to her alleged role in the murders of the Steenkamps.
Part of a plan
​The Diamond Fields Advertiser reported that 37-year-old De Wet, in custody for possession of explosives and ammunition, alleged the Steenkamp murders were part of a plan to attack white farmers in an attempt to instil fear and incite racial hatred.
The court heard the state brought De Wet to Kimberley so that the boy's defence team could consult with the woman.
The cross-examination of case investigator Dick de Waal was also expected to continue as he was the last witness to testify in the case. He is still under oath.
Malabi said that regardless of De Wet's claims of her role in the crime the prosecuting team would nevertheless proceed with the case next week. The trial was expected to continue throughout November, with additional dates in December if required.
The boy was out on bail and in the care of a guardian. The case continues. – Sapa