Mum concerned at delay to daughters murder trial
Publish date: 14 February 2007
Issue Number: 1765
Diary: Legalbrief Today
Category: In Court
A mother has expressed dismay at the Pretoria High Courts decision to delay the trial of a man accused of murdering her daughter.
Daniël van der Walts (30) trial was postponed to May 12 as there is no space on the criminal roll for his trial. Van der Walt is accused of murdering Marlene Mauer on February 10 last year just a day after she started working for his business ICC Cubes by allegedly hitting and strangling her during an argument, says a report on the IoL site. Mauers mother Joey Coetzer questioned the latest delay. Full report on IoL site