State “team” reappears in van Rooyen case
Today saw the resumption of the High Court trial of former DJ Heinrich van Rooyen – nearly two years after he was arrested for the rape and murder of two young women.
The trial should be interesting with some similar faces as in the van der Vyver trial. The chief investigating officer is none other than Director Attie Trollip and the lead prosecutor is state advocate Christhenus van der Vyfjer.
Many people who have been following the Inge Lotz murder trial, will also be closely scrutinizing the van Rooyen trial to see how the ‘team’ handles the prosecution and what went on in the investigation.
Both Trollip and van der Vyfjer have received some negative press regarding the van der Vyver investigation and trial. On the other hand other people have lauded their work. As the van der Vyver trial is not yet over, it is difficult to see what the judge and accessors think.
The van Rooyen case also features private investigators, alibis and of course the bantering between state and defence.
The judge in the van Rooyen trial is Justice Nathan Erasmus and the defence team is made up of Lunen Meyer and advocate Terry Price.
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