In his testimony, Oosthuyzen told the court that he had two children, with the oldest two and the youngest nine months old. His highest level of education was Grade 10.<\/p>\n
He told the court how he tried to catch Victor Mlotshwa, the second complainant in the matter with the help of his fellow accused Theo Jackson. He claims that Mlotswha was in possession of stolen copper cable and that him and Jackson decided to scare him after he made threats about destroying their property and killing their families.<\/p>\n
Adv Molokoane had Oosthuyzen admit that he took Mlotshwa to an unknown place against his will, taking the law into his own hands. Oosthuyzen replied that he did not know that it was against the law.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Victor Mlotshwa did not run away, and he was killed, no one would have known. That is why I charged you with attempted murder,\u201d said adv. Molokoane.<\/p>\n
Despite adv. Molokoane\u2019s accusastions, Oosthuyzen was persistent that he would not have closed the lid of the coffin completely, causing Mlotshwa to suffocate.<\/p>\n
The extended video of about two minutes, was shown to Oosthuyzen again. Mlotshwa\u2019s mother Lonia burst into tears and sobbed audibly when she watched the video.<\/p>\n
Adv Molokoane mentioned Oosthuyzen\u2019s testimony about Jackson\u2019s employer, Hannes de Beer, who mentioned to him a previous incident when he scared people caught stealing with the coffin.<\/p>\n
Update: More police ordered to keep order during #Coffincase trial<\/a><\/p>\n Day 3 #Coffincase: Cross examination of Sithole completed<\/a><\/p>\n