The burnt bodies of Nathvani and Mustapha were found near Walkerville, months apart.

Willemse also stated that even though police had seized Boomgaard’s ID and passport during her arrest, she had subsequently visited a Home Affairs branch to apply for new documents. Willemse told Boomgaard that she had been accused of very serious crimes and that her bail could not be granted.

During her bail application, Boomgaard had not declared all her previous convictions and refused to take the stand for cross examining.

During the reading of the statement submitted by the Investigating Officer to the court, it was stated that Boomgaard had attempted to benefit from the estate of one of the deceased by tampering with the will.

The court also heard that CCTV footage obtained from a local bank shows her withdrawing money from the bank account of one of the deceased.

The statement also read that Boomgaard allegedly went to one of the banks with a copy of Mustapha’s will in an attempt to access her assets.

The officer states that Boomgaard’s description about how Mustapha’s body had been found was exactly what police had discovered in the open veld.

The statement alludes to the fact that Boomgaard could not have known these facts unless she herself had been at the crime scene.

Boomgard had lied saying that she had seen the body when she went to the mortuary for identification but it was actually a family member who had identified Mustapha.

On 8 August, police responded to a complaint of a badly burnt body of a white female near plot 78 in Bronkhorsfontein near Walkerville.

The head of the deceased had been covered with plastic that had melted on her face during the fire.

The deceased was later identified as Boomgaard’s friend, Lynette Mustapha.

The case has been postponed for further investigation and will be heard again on January 29.