De Jager to continue with bail application this week
The state has made some serious allegations against Werner de Jager as it asked the court to deny him bail.
WERNER de Jager will make another appearance in the Amanzimtoti Magistrate’s Court on January 24 to continue with his bail application.
Also read: Second arrest imminent in De Jager murder case
He stands accused of murdering his wife, NG Kerk Suidkus pastor, Liezel de Jager, on October 13, 2021, at their Amanzimtoti home as she returned from a morning jog. Werner was arrested in Bloemfontein on November 23, 2023, and was extridated to Amanzimtoti where he made his first appearance four days later.
So far, these are the allegations that have been made against Werner by the prosecution as it asked Magistrate Zama Nyuswa to deny bail:
- He planned his wife’s murder and took out insurance life covers on her totalling R3.29 million.
- He phoned insurance companies the same day his wife died and tried to claim the life covers.
- A person of interest who may have assisted Werner in committing the crime has been identified and may be arrested soon.
- He was involved in the strangling to death of a woman in the United Kingdom while working there in 2010.
- When he was arrested in November, he confessed to murdering his wife and provided details on how he did it.
- He has attempted to commit suicide 12 times.
- Two women died in the Free State after a car he was driving slammed into theirs. The state alleges he was drunk.
- If released on bail, he may kill witnesses to silence them.
The state added two counts of fraud relating to the life cover policies – which never paid out – each with a minimum sentence of 15 years. The state is seeking life in prison for the premeditated murder charge.
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