Court sees video of student’s body

The video was taken by a police photographer only hours after the March 2005 killing, says a report on the Mail & Guardian Online site. Judge Deon van Zyl, his assessors, the teams of lawyers and members of the public watched in silence as the full horror of the murder became apparent. Van der Vyver denies he killed Lotz, and says he was at work in Pinelands at the time. He is an actuarial assistant at Old Mutual. Earlier yesterday, the court was told of symmetrical blue bruises on the arms and legs of the murdered student. According to a Beeld report, Lotz\'s mother, Juanita, said the last time her daughter had been home for the weekend, she had asked Inge why she had so many bruises. ‘Don\'t tell me that Fred hit you?’ Lotz asked her daughter. ‘What are you talking about, mom’ was the reply. Lotz told the court her daughter immediately went to her room and put on clothes that hid the blue marks. Full report on the Mail & Guardian Online site Full Beeld report