Murder/rape trial of Johannes Kana continues

Johannes Kana (left)
Johannes Kana (left)

Final arguments in the trial of the man accused of raping and killing 17-year-old Anene Booysen are expected to take place in the Swellendam Circuit Court on Monday.

On Tuesday, the court heard Booysen could have been raped and disembowelled before being dumped at a construction site.

It was reported that police dog unit investigator Sergeant Jerome Timmy testified that he believed there was not enough blood spatter at the scene to indicate the attack took place there.

Johannes Kana is on trial for allegedly raping and disembowelling Booysen in Bredasdorp, in the Western Cape, in February.

Booysen died in Tygerberg Hospital on the afternoon of Saturday, February 2.

He has admitted leaving a Bredasdorp pub with Booysen, hitting and raping her, but has denied killing her.

The court heard that a baseball cap, allegedly belonging to Kana, had tested positive for traces of blood. – Sapa

Sadistic South Africa: Anene Booysen’s injuries worst ever seen by doctor

Anene Booysen
Anene Booysen

Anene Booysen’s injuries were the worst ever seen by the doctor who treated her after her attack, the SABC reported on Tuesday.

The Swellendam Circuit Court heard that Elizabeth de Kok treated 17-year-old Booysen at the Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, before she was transferred to a hospital in Swellendam, in the Western Cape.

According to the SABC, De Kok described Booysen’s intestinal injuries as the worst she had ever seen.

Dr Liezl Taylor reportedly attended to Booysen in Swellendam. She said the extent of her injuries meant she would succumb to them.

The two doctors were testifying at Johannes Kana’s rape and murder trial.

Kana has admitted leaving a Bredasdorp pub with Booysen, hitting and raping her, but has denied killing her.

She was raped and disembowelled and died in the Tygerberg Hospital on the afternoon of Saturday, February 2.

The trial continues. – Sapa