A lawyer for the two farm workers accused of killing SA white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche, says the AWB leader plied his clients with alcohol and made sexual advances. Lawyer Puna Moroko said "My instructions from my client are that there was some sodomy going on and it sparked the murder of Mr Terre'Blanche. This is going to form part of our defence during trial."
Moroko also added: "It is in the court record that Mr Terre'Blanche bought my client 18 Savannas (cider) and the other accused, who is still a minor, 13 Savannas before driving them to his farm. Mr Terre'Blanche bought himself a bottle of Smirnoff [vodka] at the same liquor store."
South African police have confirmed that a sexual link is among one of a number of allegations being investigated. At the time of the killing it was claimed that a wage dispute had sparked the attack.
Guardian:
Attorney Zola Majavu, acting for the 15-year-old accused, would not comment on the sexual allegations, but said his client "has undergone all the necessary tests that I need to prove his case".
He added: "I have consulted with my client and I am satisfied that something shocking happened on that day. I will disclose fully what my client told me happened during trial."
The Africaans weekly Rapport reported that a teen AWB member was regularly in Terre'Blanche's company. The teen was moved to a "safe house" after he accused Terre'Blanche of sexually abusing him.
New AWB leader, Steyn van Ronge, disputes this version of events and claims that although the pair spent nights alone "in each others arms" at a remote farm, it was only because Terre'Blanche felt sorry for the teen on account of his parents being divorced.
The cottage where Terre'Blanche was discovered bludgeoned with his trousers down to his knees wasn't actually his main residence. It was where he often preferred to stay rather than spend time with his wife and adopted daughter at the family home some 12 miles away.
Bed where Terre'Blanche was killed
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