Mosike Moabelo News Today

The Limpopo High Court has reconsidered its decision to proceed with the rape and murder trial despite the accused refusing to testify in the absence of a legal representative.

DNA results delays, failure to capture the fugitive and countless court postponements have seen the family of a raped and murdered girl lose hope of ever getting justice 13 years later.

A man on trial for the rape and murder of a woman, who fired his lawyer this week, has flatly refused to cross-examine state witnesses, telling the Limpopo High Court that he insists on being legally represented.