The high court in Cape Town has convicted a self-confessed dagga addict who claimed he killed his friend’s mother for making moves on him.
Durbanville resident Reghard Groenewald, 25, was found guilty on Thursday of murdering Hilary van Rooyen, 52, in her home in May 2017. Groenewald attended school with one of Van Rooyen’s sons.
“When I finished my coffee, I got up to leave and excused myself. The deceased encouraged me to stay and offered me more coffee. I declined. I walked to the kitchen and put my mug in the sink. "The deceased came forward to hug me and I tried to give her a quick hug so I could leave. She grabbed me in a very passionate embrace and placed her hands on my bum. I tried to pull back but she held me tighter.
"It happened so quickly but I grabbed the nearest object to me off a table, and tried to hit the deceased off me. It happened to be a glass vase. I think I hit her twice in succession. She slumped forward face down onto the ground,” said Groenewald.“At that stage I thought maybe I had killed her and was terrified,” he said. “I drove home and immediately smoked cannabis. I smoked about a gram of cannabis.
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