Fruit of A Poisoned Tree: The Inge Lotz Murder and a Miscarriage of Justice

by Antony Altbeker

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In 2005, Fred van der Vyver, a young actuary and the son of a wealthy Eastern Cape farming family, was charged with murdering his girlfriend, Inge Lotz, allegedly bludgeoning her to death with a hammer as she lay on a couch in her lounge. The case against Van der Vyver seemed overwhelming. His behaviour at the time of the murder appeared suspicious and the forensic evidence seemed to prove his guilt.

And yet, in one of the most sensational and controversial murder trials in South African legal history, Van der Vyver's lawyers sought to turn the table...Read more
  • ISBN10 1868423948
  • ISBN13 9781868423941
  • Publish Date 15 September 2022 (first published 1 February 2010)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country ZA
  • Imprint Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 480
  • Language English