With the Gqeberha high court officially embarking on a seven-week recess, with only urgent matters being dealt with, Weekend Post looks back at some of the headline-making stories which shocked the public.
The addition of a witness at the eleventh hour, who had combed the scene for clues relating to the death of Clyde Stuurman, brought the state’s case against Donovan Wolf under the spotlight.
Murder accused Donovan Wolf is allegedly attempting to poke holes in the state’s case, according to an affidavit by the deputy director of public prosecutions.
While the state has withdrawn a charge of defeating the ends of justice against murder accused Donovan Wolf, arguments about the alleged planting of knives and the handling of the police investigation rage on.
Lawyers for Jeffreys Bay man Donovan Wolf now want access to the police docket, which sets out the sequence of the murder investigation, and correspondence between the police and the office of the deputy director of public prosecutions.