“Stephan must simply stick to his story. The man with the most money will win the case.”

 These were among the strange words and behaviour of Dr Lawton Vosloo of Jeffreys Bay two days after the deaths of his son and his son’s fiancée in the controversial Kareedouw murder case. The Hoon family say these remarks prompted them, already after the joint funeral service, to seek the assistance of renowned private investigator Mike Bolhuis. When it became clear that Bolhuis’s services would be too expensive, they appointed another private investigator, Leon Rossouw, to allay their fears and attempt to find answers to troubling questions.

These revelations by the traumatised Hoon family come a week after sentencing in the contentious case in which the well-known Kareedouw farmer, Kevin Pretorius (53), was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment without bail for the alleged “gassing death” of Jéan Vosloo (25) and Mari Hoon (28) in the shower of the popular Kouga Kliphuis on Pretorius’s family farm, Zuuranys.

 

                                                    Mari Hoon and Jéan Vosloo

 

Pretorius’s neighbour’s son, Stephan du Plessis (now 30), discovered the couple in the shower on the Sunday morning after he had invited them, with Pretorius’s permission, to come and braai and relax there free of charge, even though the Kliphuis was officially closed to guests during the Covid-19 lockdown. Pretorius has been held in the high-security St Albans prison since last Friday while awaiting a court date for his new legal team’s appeals against the conviction and sentence.

           Stephan du Plessis   Kevin Pretorius

 

Sakkie (66) and Maria (61) Hoon and their two daughters, Michelle (40) and Suné (36), have for five years carried a double burden of disturbing questions and uncertainties surrounding the strange death of their beloved youngest daughter and sister.

 

                             The Hoon family fltr are Michelle, Sakkie, Suné, Maria and Mari

 

 Since the rapid cremation and joint funeral service on 2 May 2020, arranged by Dr Vosloo and his wife Christel in Jeffreys Bay, they have been trying to get someone in authority to pay attention to their questions and objections. This follows allegations that the Vosloo couple had already removed all the couple’s clothing and belongings on the same day the bodies were found in the shower on Sunday morning, 26 April 2020. Some of the clothing was also washed by the Vosloos, and reddish-brown stains on Mari’s jersey that they claimed they could not remove were dismissed as red wine stains.

 

Dr Vosloo allegedly also declared the couple dead at the scene himself and has since played a leading role in all aspects of the police and post-mortem investigations, the autopsy, cremation and joint funeral service — all of which were completed within a week.

 

                                                                        Dr Lawton and Christel Vosloo

 

When Suné and her husband Rudi went to the Vosloos’ home in Jeffreys Bay the afternoon after the funeral service and insisted on getting Mari’s cellphone back — which the Vosloos had earlier refused to return with her other belongings — they were allegedly told the phone could not be returned because the police needed it. Suné then suggested that they meet the Vosloos the following day at the Kareedouw police station where she would hand in Mari’s phone if the Vosloos would also submit Jéan’s phone. This apparently caused the Vosloos to change their minds.

“If there is anything on this phone that contributed to my son’s death, I will sue you and your entire family.”

Dr Lawton Vosloo allegedly closed the front door and left them outside while he went to fetch the phone in the house. The phone was fully charged and sealed in a zip-lock bag when he angrily handed it to her with those words. Suné says she was so taken aback that she replied: “But if they died of carbon monoxide poisoning, how could something on the phone have caused their death?” Vosloo allegedly responded only: “No, no — I’m just saying.”

The Hoon family were so traumatised by the strange circumstances in which the couple died, the inadequate police investigation — in which no cellphone analyses or proper cross-examinations were conducted — and the swift cremation, that they all lost their jobs and at one stage lived and worked together on a farm.

 

What particularly continues to haunt the two Hoon sisters is the scene in the mortuary in Jeffreys Bay. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic there was a massive backlog with autopsies and the waiting list was reportedly three to five weeks. Thanks to Dr Vosloo’s influence they apparently managed to move quickly at the Jeffreys Bay mortuary.

 

When the Hoon sisters had to rush Mari’s favourite clothes there on 29 April 2020 and insisted on doing her make-up themselves for their final farewell, Mari was reportedly deathly pale compared to Jéan’s purplish-red colouring. There was also allegedly a deep dark indentation on the right side of her skull, blood on her left ear and a wide white plaster around her neck.

When they asked the undertaker about this, he allegedly said it was due to the autopsy. When asked why Jéan did not have similar marks or a plaster on his neck, they were allegedly told it was “because he received a different type of autopsy”.

 

Rossouw, the private investigator who has since reportedly disappeared, said when approached that he could not obtain access at the time to the original police photographs and court records, even though he worked through an attorney as is customary. Both he and the Hoons personally contacted the state prosecutor, Johan Jansen, to pass on new information, but he allegedly said he was not interested and did not work with private investigators.

According to Rossouw, he later also brought WhatsApp messages between Mari Hoon and a friend in Pretoria to the attention of Kevin’s attorney, Alwyn Griebenow, to confirm contradictions in the state’s timeline. Griebenow was supposed to call him back later, but apparently never did.

 

     State prosecutor Johan Jansen            Original defence attorney Alwyn Griebenow

 

The Hoon sisters both spoke publicly in recent weeks in separate interviews after the involvement of forensic expert Dr David Klatzow and the appointment of a new Cape Town legal team led by Advocate Francois van Zyl.

Suné said in candid discussions that the Hoon family had suspected from the beginning that something was wrong and had searched for answers, but because of limited funds they could not conduct further investigations themselves.

 

“Dr Lawton’s strange words and behaviour so soon after their deaths, and Stephan’s testimony that he knows nothing about what happened that night, were very strange and disturbing to us. Also the extremely rapid autopsies, cremation and funeral within a week before any investigation had been conducted or before we could even begin to process our grief and properly say goodbye to Mari.”

They had wanted Bolhuis or a private investigator to examine the original autopsy reports and check the cellphone records of Stephan and Jéan, but when Rossouw achieved nothing and did not return to them, they no longer knew what to do.

 

“Even when the state prosecutor showed no interest in following up our information, we were astonished. But these things still eat away at our family like a cancer and prevent us from finding closure,” she said.

 

Michelle Hoon and her husband Niel also revealed in an interview with Dr David Klatzow that the couple were not as happy as media rumours had suggested and that Jéan was extremely possessive and jealous. He allegedly often took Mari’s phone and confronted her aggressively. Michelle also confirmed the remarks Dr Lawton Vosloo had made at the time in the presence of witnesses in a signed statement.

 

 

At Kevin Pretorius’s very first court appearance — when he was suddenly formally charged with double murder — Mari’s mother Maria specifically informed the state prosecutor Johan Jansen about the questions and irregularities troubling them. She also told him about a disturbing late-night WhatsApp conversation Mari had on the night in question with a family friend in Pretoria.

This nearly hour-long conversation from 22:29 to 23:19, in which Mari apparently wanted to reveal “serious matters”, contradicted Stephan’s testimony that Jéan and Mari had gone to shower at about 20:30 and 21:00 respectively and were supposedly overcome by carbon monoxide. Jansen reportedly said they could not introduce that information because it would harm the state’s case.

 

 

https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/2025/10/22/kliphouse-tragedy-to-claim-another-innocent-victim-due-to-media-driven-need-for-revenge/

 

Suné said: “When our family arrived in Jeffreys Bay on 28 April, all of Mari’s clothes and belongings had already been removed from the cottage on the Kenmore farm where Mari and Jéan had lived together and were neatly stored in the Vosloos’ garage.”

The couple and several other young people lived and worked on the Kenmore farm of Grasslands Agriculture about 37 km outside Kareedouw.

“Aunt Christel (Vosloo) gave us Mari’s weekend and make-up bags, as well as the clothes she had worn at the Kliphuis. She cried and said she wanted to return the clothes clean. She said she could not remove the reddish-brown stains on the jersey where Mari had probably spilled red wine on herself. She also gave us Mari’s earrings, but not her engagement ring or cellphone. When my mother asked about it, she said Jéan had worked hard and paid a lot for it and she had decided to keep it herself because they were not yet married.”

“It was extremely upsetting for our parents that they could not pack Mari’s belongings themselves in the places where she had lived and spent her final night. My parents then went with Aunt Christel into their home on the Kenmore farm while Michelle, her husband Niel and I stood outside with Dr Vosloo waiting. It was then that Dr Vosloo suddenly said: ‘Stephan must just stick to his story. The man with the most money will win the case.’”

“We were stunned, because it was only two days after their deaths and there had been no talk of a court case yet as everyone still saw it as a tragic freak accident.”

 

Other aspects troubling the Hoons are that Mari allegedly still had her earrings in when the couple were found naked in the shower. According to the sisters it had always been a family tradition never to shower or sleep wearing earrings or jewellery.

 

When the Hoons first visited the Kouga Kliphuis on 1 May 2020, there was no sign of a cordoned-off crime scene. There were splashes and stains that looked like blood near the steps of the braai area, and when Stephan was asked about it he allegedly said it was sauce and juice from the boerewors they had braaied on the Saturday night. Other similar splashes that were photographed in a bedroom and in the shower were apparently never questioned or investigated. Neither were strange finger and drag marks on the inside windows of one of the bedrooms.

 

 

The Hoons are struggling to find closure while so many unanswered questions continue to trouble them.

“We felt sorry for Pretorius from the beginning because we believed he would never deliberately cause anyone’s death, but we also wanted answers and justice. When all the evidence against him began emerging in court without counter-evidence from his legal team, we started believing that he must be guilty, even though all the other issues still troubled us.

 

“It was only when all the questions we have struggled with from the beginning began appearing in the media and Dr Klatzow confirmed everything that we regained the courage to fight for the full truth about what really happened that night. We are not hateful and do not seek revenge — we only want the full truth to come out so that we can understand, justice can be done and we can find closure.”

 

https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/2026/02/24/a-murder-sentence-is-wrong-the-case-does-not-meet-the-requirements-for-dolus-evantualis-adv-francois-van-zyl/

 

Two families mourning a beloved child, brother and sister. The Vosloo family (left) believe a beloved Kareedouw farmer must pay with imprisonment for their son’s death so that they can find closure; the Hoon family believe the full truth must first emerge before they will truly be able to make peace with the death of their beloved daughter and sister.

 

 

While the controversial and exhausting court case continues after five years, family and friends of Kevin — who have visited the Kouga Kliphuis for years — helped in December 2025 to clean and renovate the building and surroundings after it had stood empty for so long. The hundreds of people who have spent wonderful times there over the past 25 years remain firmly behind him in proving his innocence.

A crowdfunding campaign has meanwhile been launched to raise funds for his legal costs:

 

https://www.backabuddy.co.za/campaign/help-kevin-pretorius-fight-a-grave-injustice

 

Also read the Afrikaans version here: 

 

https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/2026/03/02/agter-die-skerms-van-die-kareedouw-tragedie-hoon-sussies-maak-hart-skoon/

 

 

 

Innocent photo of children washing and playing in the Kouga Kliphuis shower in December 2025 - long after the tragedy. Photo with permission of parents

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On Friday morning, almost a year after well-loved Kareedouw farmer Kevin Pretorius was convicted of double homicide with intent (dolus eventualis) for the tragic deaths of the engaged couple Jéan Vosloo and Mari Hoon in the shower of his Kouga Kliphuis river lodge in 2020, a group of hopeful friends formed a protective circle of support and encouragement around him before sentencing was due in this drawn-out and controversial case in the Gqberha regional court. 

A few hours later, there was not a single dry eye among them or in the entire Kareedouw community when Pretorius was led to the holding cells before being taken to the high-security St Albans jail.

Magistrate Vuziwe Mnyani’s groundbreaking sentence of ten years’ effective imprisonment for each murder to be served concurrently without bail pending appeal sent shockwaves through judicial circles and caused an immediate uproar on online media platforms.

The torrent of comments on online news platforms mostly portrayed disbelief, anger and resentment at the inconsistency and injustice of the SA judicial system.

“Serial rapists, druglords and violent murderers get bail or are acquitted on some technical issues, but one of the kindest people you will ever find who only tried to do his neighbour a favour is now sent to jail for ten years? Without even bail pending appeal? There is something VERY wrong here!” “How can this be murder if he was not even at the scene?” “That man would not even hurt a fly – why would he deliberately do something that could harm anyone?” “This is outrageous and an abomination of justice!” “Culpable homicide at the most- murder? No way! “

“Visited that place 3 times and experienced nothing out of the ordinary. The gas installation worked 100%. Carbon monoxcide is a byproduct of combustion. It is not used to fill gas cannisters.”

“She basically just rubber-stamped her verdict and used Kevin as a scapegoat for the thousands of unintentional carbon monoxide deaths that occur annually in South African households!”

 

“The tragic death of two young people are devastating to their loved ones, but destroying the life of an innocent man who did them a favour in a crusade for blame-shift and revenge will never lessen their loss or bring closure.” “Far too many inconsistencies and unanswered questions in this case that was never investigated or revealed – hopefully it can still be addressed in appeal?

Online media platforms erupted with torrents of angry comments following the severe sentence Magistrate Vuziwe Mnyani slapped on Pretorius on Friday for the tragic death of Jéan Vosloo and his fiancée Mari Hoon.

The couple’s bodies were found under very suspect circumstances in the shower of Pretorius’s Kouga Kliphuis river lodge on his farm Zuuranys on the long weekend of 27 April 2020 during the height of Covid-19 restrictions. The couple was invited by their friend, Stephan du Plessis, of the neighbouring farm, after obtaining permission from Pretorius to use the facilities for free and at their own risk, as the Kliphuis was officially closed and abandoned during the Covid-19 lockdown.

What truly happened after the group’s arrival on late Saturday morning until their bodies were found the next morning has remained a mystery throughout the trial. Du Plessis, the only witness, testified that Vosloo went to shower around 20:30 and that Mari joined him shortly afterwards. He then went to sleep and only started looking for them the next morning when he discovered their bodies in the shower. If, when and how long the couple went to shower, never came out in the lengthy trial, but cellphone records of Mari Hoon proved that she was still active on her phone until 23:19. Jéan Vosloo’s long showering habits were well-known among his friends . . .

Autopsy reports apparently showed lethal levels of carbon monoxide (70%) and blood alcohol levels of 0,10 and 0,12 respectively, and it was established that the chimney flue of the shower’s gas geyser was somehow missing on that day and resulted in carbon monoxide poisoning, which caused their deaths. 

CARBON MONOXIDE IS ODOURLESS

Mnyani found that Pretorius had shown little remorse, disregarded safety requirements and ignored warnings regarding the defective gas installation, thereby endangering his guests. The court referred again to the “multiple warnings” Pretorius received, which in fact are only the three “friends of friends” of the Vosloo family who only came forward after the tragedy and testified how they smelled gas and got severely sick after showering in the Kliphuis in 2019. Ironically, in the same instance, it was stressed that carbon monoxide is odourless, which exacerbates its danger as a silent killer.

Heartrending victim impact statements describing the deep and lasting pain suffered by the families of Mari Hoon and Jéan Vosloo were again presented.

In mitigation, the defence, led by newly appointed adv. Francois van Zyl SC presented reports from a probation officer and social worker, stressing the impact that this protracted court case had on Pretorius and his two teenage daughters. He argued Pretorius was a first-time offender with strong community ties and suggested a non-custodial sentence would suffice.

Adv. Francois van Zyl SC

Van Zyl argued that a murder sentence is wrong because the incident did not meet the legal requirements for dolus eventualis. He said the conviction of murder was a “bridge too far” and that the incident, where two guests died, was closer to a “punishable accident” or, implicitly, a lesser charge such as culpable homicide, rather than intentional murder.

Mnyani granted Pretorius leave to appeal his conviction and sentence due to the “very unusual” nature of the case, and said another court could potentially reach a different decision. Yet, she refused bail pending appeal after state prosecutor Johan Jansen objected due to the gravity of the crime. He implied Pretorius must be a serious flight risk, as he had enough money to afford another top legal team at this late stage.

The new Cape Town legal team, led by senior advocate Francois van Zyl and assisted by advocate Christopher Quinn and instructing attorney Cornel Stander from Stander Attorneys, were only brought in last month after forensic expert Dr David Klatzow discovered serious discrepancies and the “worst investigation he has seen in his 40-year career”.

https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/2026/01/14/forensic-expert-dr-david-klatzow-reveals-shocking-new-evidence-in-kouga-kliphuis-tragedy/

The case was shrouded in a cloud of controversy, suspicion and media sensation from the start, following a most sensational Carte Blanche programme initiated by Dr Lawton Vosloo and aired in June 2020 before any test results were even available. When Kevin Pretorius, one of the most well-loved and respected residents of Kareedouw was suddenly accused and convicted of double homocide with intent (dolus evantualis) the entire Kareedouw community and former Kliphuis guests stepped forward like an army to help prove the injustice and find answers to critical questions.

Klatzow’s expertise was brought in only in December 2025 after Pretorius was found guilty of double homicide, and it became apparent that the Defence had no intention to pursue crucial evidence and failed to traverse critical issues that materially hampered the defence. WHY? During a period of almost five years:

• No scientific forensic expert or investigator was consulted

• The Defence never visited or investigated the scene themself

• No proper cross-examination of the only eye-witness Stephan du Plessis, who initiated and planned the entire outing to the Kouga Kliphuis during strict Covid-19 restrictions

• No cellphone records of the involved parties were checked to confirm witness statements, determine whether other guests were also invited or to get an idea of the time frame of events

• No proper questioning or cross-examination of the medical doctor who conducted both autopsies and prepared both post-mortem reports, although she had no specialist training or qualifications in forensic pathology

• No mention of the serious and intimate WhatsApp conversation that Mari Hoon had with a family friend in Pretoria from 22:40 to 23:19 on that fatal night, which changes the entire time frame presented in court. This information was shared with the state in 2020 already
• Never questioned the discrepancy in colour between the two deceased following an alleged carbon monoxide death, with telltale physical characteristics

• Never questioned the presence of blood in the shower and braai area.
• No questioning why the Hoon family felt the need to appoint an independent detective when they realised no proper investigation was being done and that Stephan’s story did not comply with the evidence.

Also interesting how this tragedy was being sensationalised and used as a political tool to suddenly address the high prevalence of unintentional and unreported carbon monoxide deaths in South African households that go totally unnoticed.

Eastern Cape Director of Public Prosecutions Barry Madolo welcomed the outcome.

He stated: “This matter underscores the serious legal obligations resting on individuals who operate facilities open to the public. Those who ignore safety standards and place lives at risk for financial gain must expect to face serious criminal consequences. The NPA remains steadfast in holding such offenders accountable.”

CARBON MONOXIDE DEATHS IN SA

Based on available research, data on carbon monoxide (CO) deaths in South Africa are often underreported, but estimates indicate a significant burden, particularly in winter, due to the use of indoor heating, such as coal-fuelled braziers (imbawula), and poor ventilation. https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/a7b1adba-f398-4bce-9e25-1562b58e1917" alt="Western Cape Government" decoding="async" />Western Cape Government +1

Key Findings on CO Deaths in SA:

• Child Mortality: Indoor air pollution, which includes carbon monoxide, is linked to the deaths of approximately 1,400 children under the age of five annually in South Africa due to acute lower respiratory infections.
• General Household Exposure: Earlier estimates from the South African Medical Research Council suggested that indoor air pollution caused approximately 2,489 deaths annually.
• Incidents in 2024: Multiple, separate incidents in July 2024 resulted in numerous deaths, including a reported 7 deaths in one week due to imbawula use in enclosed spaces.
• Regional Context (Cape Town): In the Western Cape, between 2015 and 2023, the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services recorded over 100 calls related to carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Broader Context: While specific national CO-only death figures are hard to isolate, broad indoor air pollution is a major contributor to over 42,000 annual air pollution-related deaths, which includes particulate matter (PM2.5). https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/919205d4-ee1b-4845-a161-daba0ec7dd94" alt="Western Cape Government" decoding="async" />Western Cape Government +4

Primary Sources of Risk:

• Imbawula (Coal-fuelled braziers): Used for heating and cooking in informal settlements.
• Faulty Appliances: Faulty chimneys, stoves, and LPG gas appliances.
• Generator Fumes: Improper use of generators indoors during power outages. https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/81878db3-3eb6-414b-817b-1134809269db" alt="Western Cape Government" decoding="async" />Western Cape Government +3

It is important to note that many cases, particularly in informal settings, may not be officially recorded, meaning the true number of fatalities could be higher than documented.

• Regional Context (Cape Town): In the Western Cape, between 2015 and 2023, the City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Services recorded over 100 calls related to carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Broader Context: While specific national CO-only death figures are hard to isolate, broad indoor air pollution is a major contributor to over 42,000 annual air pollution-related deaths, which includes particulate matter (PM2.5). 

Also read:

https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/2025/10/14/kareedouw-tragedy-how-a-favour-to-a-neighbour-turned-into-a-bizar-double-murder-homicide-case/

https://www.weskusontheline.co.za/2025/10/22/kliphouse-tragedy-to-claim-another-innocent-victim-due-to-media-driven-need-for-revenge/

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Die opspraakwekkende en omstrede Kareedouw-moordsaak waarin 'n geliefde boer al bykans vyf jaar teregstaan op twee klagte van moord, het 'n onverwagse wending geneem met die toetrede van die befaamde forensiese kenner, dr. David Klatzow. 

 Dr David Klatzow het dadelik met sy aankoms in SA die toneel by die Kouga Kliphuis besoek

Kyk video hier: https://youtube.com/watch/2xhF3MILkb8

Die tragiese dood van Jéan Vosloo (25) en sy verloofde, Mari Hoon (28), onder uiters vreemde omstandighede in die stortarea van die gewilde Kouga Kliphuis buite Kareedouw in April 2020 het 'n ongekende mediasensasie en groot verdeeldheid in die gemeenskap veroorsaak weens kritieke vrae wat nooit gevra of bevredigend beantwoord is in dié uitgerekte hofsaak nie.

 

             Die verloofde paartjie Mari Hoon (28) en Jéan Vosoo (25)

 

Die paartjie is deur 'n vriend, Stephan du Plessis (30) genooi om die langnaweek van 27 April 2020, in die piektyd van die streng COVID-19 inperkings, by die Kouga Kliphuis op sy buurman, Kevin Pretorius (53) se plaas te gaan braai en ontspan. Volgens Du Plessis se getuienis het hy die Saterdagaand vroeg gaan slaap en die volgende oggend eers op hul liggame in die stort afgekom nadat hy hulle begin soek het. Geen verklaring is gegee oor wanneer en hoekom Jéan Vosloo se bakkie by die rivier vasgesit en die Sondagmiddag eers deur 'n trekker van Du Plessis se Pa, Henry, uitgesleep moes word nie.

 

 

Stephan du Plessis (nou 30), die enigste oorlewende en ooggetuie van die tragedie

 

Ná 'n geregtelike doodsondersoek is Pretorius skielik van dubbele moord aangekla en later skuldig bevind nadat hoë koolstofmonoksiedvlakke glo in albei oorledenes se bloed gevind is. Albei het glo ook 'n relatief lae bloedalkoholvlak van 0,10% en 0,12% onderskeidelik gehad, maar geen uitslae van ander toetse vir chemiese middels of maaginhoud om 'n benaderde tyd van dood te bepaal, is ooit bekend gemaak nie.

 Kevin Pretorius (53), die eienaar van die plaas Zuuranys waarop die Kouga Kliphuis is

 

Die konsertina-skoorsteen van die gasgeiser in die badkamer was blykbaar die betrokke naweek nie in plek nie en die hof het bevind Pretorius moes kon voorsien het dat dit 'n groot gevaar vir besoekers kon inhou.

 

Pretorius het getuig dat die Kliphuis sedert einde Maart 2020 amptelik gesluit was vir gaste en besoekers tydens die COVID-19 inperkings en dat Du Plessis bewus was daarvan. Hy het ook aan Du Plessis gesê dat die plek onnet en ongeskik vir besoekers is en dat geen gewone instandhouding, skoonmakery en dienste soos beddegoed, linne, ens. tydens die inperking beskikbaar is nie.

 

Du Plessis het egter aangedring dat dit nie saak maak nie en dat hy en sy vriende net 'n bietjie wil kom braai en ontspan en self sal regkom op eie verantwoordelikheid. Pretorius het op die einde teensinnig op grond van goeie buurmanskap ingestem dat hulle die geriewe gratis op eie verantwoordelikheid kan gebruik solank hulle hom nie pla nie. Du Plessis het hom die Sondagoggend om hulp gebel nadat hy sy vriende op die badkamervloer sien lê het en die deur van binne gegrendel was.

 

* Hoe en wanneer die geiser se skoorsteenpyp uit die muur gekom het - vermoedelik deur bobbejane in grendeltyd toe die plek so lank toegestaan het - kon nie bepaal word nie, maar oorblyfsels daarvan is ná 5 jaar steeds buite die badkamer opgetel.

Klatzow se betrokkenheid om as onafhanklike forensiese kenner wetenskaplike antwoorde te vind op vrae wat nooit gevra of oortuigend beantwoord is nie, kom net meer as 'n maand voor die geskeduleerde vonnisoplegging, betoë en appèlaansoek nadat nuwe inligting, leidrade en bewyse gevind is.  

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