Johannes Vermeulen sworn in - his evidence will be heard ON camera
Lt-Col: Establishing his credentials - he is now the commander of the forensic science lab (all these military titles!!)
Lt-Col has undergone extensive training and has more than 29 years of forensic experience
Lt-Col has undergone extensive training and has more than 29 years of forensic experience
Lt-Col did two investigations - one on cricket bat and a steel plate which was bent
Lt-Col: We are looking at photo of a damaged steel plate in main bathroom
On 8 March door was not fixed to frame of toilet - police had possession of door - I assisted them in putting it back in frame
Nel is leading evidence from Vermeulen
Lt-Col: My purpose of being on scene on 8 March was to accustom myself with scene - on 26 April I received cricket bat and plate
Bat and plate were in sealed investigation bags - I opened the plate to determine the cause of bending
Lt-Col: The plate bent as a result of an object hitting or falling against the plate
Lt-Col The object hit hard enough to cause a scratch and a bend on right-hand side of the plate
Lt-Col Had to inspect under a microscope to see scratch - could not determine what caused the bending or the scratch
Lt-Col I saw two distinct marks on the door
Not for ages - when Defence presents its case
Lt-Col We are looking at marks on the door - (large gashes)
Not allowed sorry strict rules - but it is on TV
Lt-Col: I came to the conclusion that the marks are consistent with hitting or bashing a door with a cricket bat
Lt-Col: We managed to fit the bat to the mark - there was a physical match - indisputable confirmation
We look at visual of cricket bat matching the door marks - its a match says Lt-Col
Now Lt-Col picks up the cricket bat - on the base of the bat there are signatures from people whom he doesn't know
Lt-Col: Angle of the bat fitted against the door and he will now demonstrate it - he asks to take off his jacket
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Wirklich belastend sind meiner Ansicht nach hauptsächlich die Aussagen von Zeugen die einen Streit, sowie Schreie während der Schüsse hören konnten, sowie Spuren, die seiner Version der Ereignisse grob widersprechen. Und da gab es ja jetzt schon einiges.So ist es
