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Article: Lotz murder accused grows red at SMS; Van der Vyver takes the stand.(News)
- Article from:
- Cape Argus (South Africa)
- Article date:
- October 17, 2007
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By FOUZIA VAN DER FORT
Court Reporter
Murder accused Fred van der Vyver showed emotion for the first time this morning when describing in the Cape High Court an SMS he had sent to his murdered girlfriend, Stellenbosch student, Inge Lotz,.
His advocate Henry Viljoen was questioning him about a computer SMS signed "Love You Fred" sent to Inge on March 16, 2005, hours before she was found murdered in her Stellenbosch flat.
Van der Vyver hung his head and blushed briefly while his lawyers prepared for the next question.
His lawyers are detailing e-mail and cellular communications he had with various people on the evening Lotz's ...