Stella murders: 'Nothing can make it worse,' says victim’s father about gruesome details | YouMagazine
Ronnie Hough, father of murdered Stella teen Sharnelle Hough , says there's nothing that can be said in court in Mmabatho that could make the loss of their daughter any worse than it is – not even the private information about his deceased daughter that's now being sent into the world.
Wednesday, March 13, was the second day of the trial. Last week Xander's first lawyer recused himself from the case.The court had heard evidence from the second witness in the case, private investigator Chris Saunders. He’d been the one to fetch Xander from his father Monte's farm and take him to the police station in Vryburg directly after the murders.
Xander's advocate, Niven Rai, made several attempts at pulling apart Saunders' testimony. He argued that from the sound recording it's clear Saunders had been intimidating Bylsma for a confession. Asked whether private information being made public in court was upsetting to him, he answered nothing could make things worse.All he wants now is for the law to take its course and the trial to reach a conclusion.The trial started on Tuesday with testimony by state pathologist Dr Tromp Els, who performed the autopsies on the girls.
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