Krugersdorp Murders — Cross examination of Le Roux

Le Roux’s first day of cross-examination in the #KrugersdorpMurders started on Thursday last week, and according to News24, he alleged that Cecilia was the mastermind of their group and that she was the only one who gained financially from their string of crimes, Krugersdorp News reports.

According to him, they all believed the money they were getting was going toward helping ex-Satanists.

He said that Zak Valentine had contributed largely to their ministry and it was because of these contributions that they could keep going.

Le Roux said he believed that Valentine was also under the impression that they were helping ex-Satanists.

According to the news source, advocate Amanda Nel (for Valentine) asked Le Roux what Valentine gained by being part of the ministry. Le Roux said that neither Valentine nor any of the other members gained anything and they were all just working for Cecilia.

When asked why he then remained part of the group, he explained that there was no way out.

Le Roux told the court how his mother made him believe that his father did not want anything to do with him and that he had nowhere to go if he left. He claimed that he was threatened that he would end up like Mikeila if he tried to leave.

Le Roux later reconnected with his biological father. According to Le Roux, the ministry initially did not like this because they wanted their members to be isolated. They changed their minds however, when they thought Le Roux’s father could be their next victim.

On Friday, the trial continued with Cecilia Steyn’s lawyer, Andre Coetze, telling the court that his client claims there was never an Electus Per Deus ministry. According to her, the members were just a group of friends.

While cross examining Le Roux, Coetze asked how Le Roux knew that he was part of an actual ministry. He explained that the group members who got the tattoo did so voluntarily.

News24 reports that Coetze tried to prove that without formal praise and worship or any other elements, the group did not constitute as a ministry. Le Roux told the court that they would gather and read the Bible and pray. He said it wasn’t formal, but they did gather.

Le Roux claimed that although there were no written rules, there were unwritten rules. They were for instance not allowed to have friends outside the ministry.

Although Cecilia denied that they used drugs, Le Roux claimed that his first line of cocaine was with Cecilia.

This week, another state witness, John Barnard, will also take the stand.