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The day little Orderick Lucas was reported missing, murder accused Melvin Volkwyn refused to pass the drain where the toddler's body would later be found, his legal guardian testified in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday.
Orderick Lucas. (Supplied) Melvyn Volkwyn pleaded not guilty to the murder of Orderick Lucas in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. The one-year-old was found dead in a stormwater drain two years ago. Volkwyn was a friend of Orderick's mother, Davidene. He gave the little boy back to his mother - this was the only explanation given by child murder accused Melvyn Volkwyn when his trial for the murder of one-year-old Orderick Lucas commenced in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. Volkwyn and his former friend Davidene Lucas faced off on Day 1 of proceedings, with Lucas...