BY KEDIBONE MOLAETSI

A 30 year-old man was found guilty of murder and rape by Kimberley High Court on Wednesday.

David “Klaas Vakie” Buys, 30, was found guilty after he raped and murdered Bernice Muller, 28, at Porpoise Street, in Homelite near Kimberley.

Northern Cape police spokesperson lieutenant Sergio Kock said Bernice Muller, 28, was brutally murdered and raped after while she was on her way home from a local tavern. The deceased was attacked walking home accompanied by two male persons known to her. The trio was attacked by the accused, David “Klaas Vakie” Buys and were robbed their cellphones at knife point.

“The accused threatened to kill the two men if they reported the incident to anyone or the police.

David “Klaas Vakie” Buys dragged Muller behind a local shop where he raped her. He allegedly dragged her again in an open field where the atrocity continues. She was found semi -naked with stabbing wounds.

“During the investigation two suspects were arrested and charged with rape and murder, however the case against them was withdrawn by the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court. Police investigation continued which subsequently led to the arrest of the accused. The accused was arrested while serving eight year jail term at a local Kimberley correctional services centre. The accused’s blood was drawn to conduct DNA tests, and the DNA test result linked him to the crime scene, including evidence that which was collected at the crime scene,” Kock said.

The case has been remanded for pre-sentencing report on 12 October 2015.

-TDN

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