A 21-year-old accused admits to wearing Kluyts shirt
The man accused of raping and murdering a schoolteacher admits to wearing Kluyts' shirt on the day of her murder.
The 21-year-old Varsity College student who is facing charges of rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances and murder in connection with the death of Delta Park High School teacher Kirsten Kluyts’ appeared in court on December 18 and 19 for a continued bail application bid.
According to online sources, the student admitted to wearing Kluyts’ shirt on the day of her murder and said he used his black shirt to wrap other items of her clothing in.
He made this admission on the second day of his bail application in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court on Monday, December 18.
Kluyts, 34, was murdered during a MyRun event in October and her body was found on one of the paths near the Sandton Sports Club.
It has been reported that an excerpt of the autopsy report, was read in court on December 19.
During the reading of a part of the 11-page autopsy by the accused, it was revealed that there were no obvious indications that Kirsten Kluyts had been raped.
The autopsy also reportedly revealed that Kluyts was more than three months pregnant and expecting a baby boy at the time of her death.
The bail application is ongoing.
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