Sat May 25 22:03:06 SAST 2013
Sat May 25 22:03:06 SAST 2013

Sunday rapist cries as ex-wife testifies

Jul 30, 2012 | Sapa | 9 comments

Johannes Jacobus Steyn, dubbed the "Sunday rapist", cried as his ex-wife took the stand in his trial on Johannesburg's East Rand.

 The court ordered that the ex-wife not be identified 

He is being tried in the High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court in Alberton for the murder of schoolgirls Louise de Waal and Lazanne Farmer.

The court ordered that the ex-wife not be identified.

Steyn is also charged with 11 counts of rape, 10 of sexual assault, 10 of kidnapping, one of attempted sexual assault, one of attempted kidnapping, and two of assault.

He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.

When asked why he always brought a Bible into court with him, Steyn said: "It gives me courage".

He said his brother gave him the Bible in 2007.

Steyn said Psalm 43, especially, gave him courage. He kept a bookmark with pictures of his wife and child on that page.

The 11 girls Steyn allegedly attacked between 2008 and 2011 were aged between 11 and 18.

   

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Sat May 25 22:03:06 SAST 2013 ::
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Jul 30, 2012

Sinudeity_

F***ing scumbag. Rot in h3ll you piece of $h17.
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Jul 30, 2012

whowantstoknow

And why did he choose Sunday of all days... And the bloody satanist brings a bible on his trials. Nx
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Jul 30, 2012

1andonlybucs

this one deserves mob justice! sad thing is that he aint from e kasi otherwise!!
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Jul 31, 2012

minezolo

what did the ex-wife say, but nonetheless let him rot in h3ll
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Jul 31, 2012

swona

remove his ball and lock him up!
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Jul 31, 2012

californiaqueen

take him to Kayelitsha Sana!!!!!they will grill him alive...peace of meat your bloody agent!!!!!
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Jul 31, 2012

Shredder

What did his ex-wife say? What did his ex-wife say?

Bring the Bible to court? Oh yeah?? I could understand if you were innocent.
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Jul 31, 2012

Chochonono

@1andonlybucs,
I agree- Mob justice====M*** F***ker must come to Diepsloot.

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Jul 31, 2012

MagakalaaMmatlopo

Sowetan you are gradually becoming daily son.. what did the wife say that made the bullshit cry.The man cannot just cry, the wife something and we want to know or stop reporting....
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