Murder accused Donovan Wolf came out victorious on Friday when the Gqeberha high court ruled that he be given copies of privileged documentation used by the state, in preparation for the trial.
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.
While the state has withdrawn a charge of defeating the ends of justice against murder accused Donovan Wolf, arguments about the alleged planting of knives and the handling of the police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.