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Original Post Date: 2008-07-17 Time: 06:00:01 Posted By: Jan
Two of the three men accused of murdering a patron outside a Hatfield nightclub on his birthday, were on Tuesday acquitted by the Pretoria regional court.
Magistrate Adriaan Bekker found there was not enough evidence to convict Tinus de Beer, 29, of Mountain View and Stephan Bezuidenhout, 26, of Mayville for the murder of Phillip Weber.
However, accused Martin Pieterse, 23, of Proclamation Hill had to state his version to the court.
All three had pleaded not guilty to the murder.
| He could not remember what the argument was about |
Weber, 34, his brother and a friend, went to the Good4Fellows nightclub on July 4 2006, his birthday. He had just returned from Sudan where he had done peacekeeping work. Weber’s brother, Johan, testified that they left the club in the early hours of July 5.
At the bottom of the steps, he became involved in a quarrel.
“Phillip tried to stop us. One of the men moved away with my brother. The next moment I saw someone punching Phillip. He fell on the tar road,” Johan recalled.
He could not remember what the argument was about.
Weber sustained serious brain and head injuries and later died.
| ‘I wanted to ask him what his story was. He tried to hit me, but missed’ |
Marius Botha, appearing for De Beer and Pieterse, stated that Weber had been in an accident about 10 years ago and sustained serious head injuries. He also asked if Weber had used cocaine or any drugs on the night of the incident. Johan said he did not know.
Advocate Jack Gerber, appearing for Bezuidenhout, remarked that there were several things Johan could not recall, like how much he or Weber drank – or if he himself was the person who had started the argument.
“The argument was about the hat you wore. You were the person who was challenging and making remarks. Bezuidenhout later confronted you as you showed them a middle finger,” Gerber stated.
Johan could not remember.
Hotdog seller Ettienne Hofstede saw Weber and Pieterse “pushing and shoving” at about 2.30am.
“(Phillip Weber) turned away as if he was leaving. Pieterse followed him. They again had words. I saw Pieterse hitting (Weber) once and he fell,” he said.
During cross-examination Hofstede said he did not see Weber hitting out at Pieterse. It appeared as if Phillip kept on moving backwards. The defence applied for discharge for De Beer and Bezuidenhout, which the court granted.
Pieterse testified that as Phillip moved away, he continued with the argument.
“I wanted to ask him what his story was. He tried to hit me, but missed. I immediately hit back,” the accused said. Pieterse insisted he hit Weber out of self defence, saying Weber was bigger and older than him.
“I didn’t mean to seriously hurt him. I didn’t know he would die. That was not my intention,” he said.
During arguments State prosecutor Paul du Plessis said it was clear Pieterse was the aggressor. At the very least, Pieterse was guilty of culpable homicide, Du Plessis said.
The case was postponed to August for judgment of Pieterse.