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"How can you kill my baby like that, you rubbish?" These were the words of Triesa Van Wyk, the mother of Jerobejin Van Wyk, when she confronted her son's alleged killer in Klawer, in the Western Cape, on Tuesday.

Daniel Smit admitted to chopping up the body of 13-year-old Jerobijin van Wyk earlier this year.

The Klawer man arrested in connection with the gruesome killing of a 13-year-old boy has been ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation at Valkenberg Hospital.



Emotions ran high outside the Klawer magistrate's court on Tuesday as dozens of residents gathered for the appearance of a man accused of murdering Jerobejin van Wyk.

Daniel Smit, 56, appeared in the Klawer Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

Emotions ran high outside the Klawer magistrate's court on Tuesday as dozens of residents gathered for the appearance of a man accused of murdering Jerobejin van Wyk.

Activists outraged by what they allege to be a case of ‘litigation abuse’ as accused retaliates with charges of assault

In tonight’s episode of Carte Blanche, Derek Watts investigates how the stealing of police dockets has evolved and what could possibly have led to the murder of Jerobejin van Wyk.

Despite rumours of a letter penned by the suspected murderer of Jerobiojin van Wyk, the teen's family says the hardest part about saying goodbye is that they still have too many unanswered questions about his death.

Family spokesperson Mathilda Bains said that Triesa van Wyk would not find closure until she received an explanation from her sons killer as to why he was killed.