Trial postponed for third psychiatric evaluation
The murder trial of a man who stabbed the mother of his four-year-old son to death has again been postponed after his lawyer asked for a third psychiatric evaluation.
Two previous psychiatric evaluation reports found that Johnny Ryno Diergaardt, 31, accused of having stabbed his girlfriend 27 times, was mentally fit to stand trial.
Windhoek High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo granted defence lawyer Boris Isaacks a postponement to 10 May.
Diergaardt is charged with the murder of Tiffany Tanita Lewin on 3 March 2014 at a room he rented in Garnet Street, Khomasdal.
Lewin and her son, according to the charge sheet, arrived at the property in the early evening to collect goods that Diergaardt had earlier removed from her handbag.
He is alleged to have stabbed her at least 27 times, after which he fled the scene. According to reports, the four-year-old boy tried to intervene and managed to stab Diergaardt in his thigh in an attempt to stop the assault on his mother. Lewin died of excessive blood loss.
Diergaardt was arrested when he returned to his room later that night.
Judge Ndauendapo reserved the dates from 16 to 27 October for trial.
Deputy Prosecutor-General Antonia Verhoef appeared on behalf of the State.
FRED GOEIEMAN
Two previous psychiatric evaluation reports found that Johnny Ryno Diergaardt, 31, accused of having stabbed his girlfriend 27 times, was mentally fit to stand trial.
Windhoek High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo granted defence lawyer Boris Isaacks a postponement to 10 May.
Diergaardt is charged with the murder of Tiffany Tanita Lewin on 3 March 2014 at a room he rented in Garnet Street, Khomasdal.
Lewin and her son, according to the charge sheet, arrived at the property in the early evening to collect goods that Diergaardt had earlier removed from her handbag.
He is alleged to have stabbed her at least 27 times, after which he fled the scene. According to reports, the four-year-old boy tried to intervene and managed to stab Diergaardt in his thigh in an attempt to stop the assault on his mother. Lewin died of excessive blood loss.
Diergaardt was arrested when he returned to his room later that night.
Judge Ndauendapo reserved the dates from 16 to 27 October for trial.
Deputy Prosecutor-General Antonia Verhoef appeared on behalf of the State.
FRED GOEIEMAN
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