In cross-examination he said he could not agree that by the middle of 2003 deceased’s illness had already advanced. He admitted he was not at Engela’s house in 2001, 2000 or in 1999, i.e. he was not in a position to deny the incidents mentioned by her. He showed himself at his worst as a witness, prevaricating about the petrol into the diesel tank incident and about the incident when deceased hit a donkey. As to the incident where deceased hit into the back of Garoeb’s car he contradicted what was put to appellants’ witnesses. He said the witnesses Garoeb, Frikkie and Vera Vermeulen (Frikkie’s former wife) were all lying when they testified that he was not present at Frikkie’s house where Garoeb followed the deceased after the accident on 6 November 2000. The credibility of this witness is seriously dented first by his long winded and sometimes irrelevant answers to questions, secondly by being contradicted on some crucial points by other witnesses including Wollie and his ex-wife and thirdly by his prevarications on a number of points. Gabriel Jacobus Vermeulen’s (Jnr) evidence Gabriel Jacobus Vermeulen, the seventh respondent was 13 years in November 2000. He testified about the incident when deceased hit a donkey. He also said the first time he realized that something was wrong with deceased was in 2003, when deceased would be driving slower than usual when she took them to school. He is Wollie’s son. The first respondent’s (Gawie’s) evidence He testified that before he to the farm Chaudamas he lived at Onduri Farm. He related how he got Onduri from his brother-in-law, Jan Oelofse, Engela’s
In cross-examination he said he could not agree that by the middle of 2003 deceased’s illness had already advanced. He admitted he was not at Engela’s house in 2001, 2000 or in 1999, i.e. he was not in a position to deny the incidents mentioned by her. He showed himself at his worst as a witness, prevaricating about the petrol into the diesel tank incident and about the incident when deceased hit a donkey. As to the incident where deceased hit into the back of Garoeb’s car he contradicted what was put to appellants’ witnesses. He said the witnesses Garoeb, Frikkie and Vera Vermeulen (Frikkie’s former wife) were all lying when they testified that he was not present at Frikkie’s house where Garoeb followed the deceased after the accident on 6 November 2000. The credibility of this witness is seriously dented first by his long winded and sometimes irrelevant answers to questions, secondly by being contradicted on some crucial points by other witnesses including Wollie and his ex-wife and thirdly by his prevarications on a number of points. Gabriel Jacobus Vermeulen’s (Jnr) evidence Gabriel Jacobus Vermeulen, the seventh respondent was 13 years in November 2000. He testified about the incident when deceased hit a donkey. He also said the first time he realized that something was wrong with deceased was in 2003, when deceased would be driving slower than usual when she took them to school. He is Wollie’s son. The first respondent’s (Gawie’s) evidence He testified that before he to the farm Chaudamas he lived at Onduri Farm. He related how he got Onduri from his brother-in-law, Jan Oelofse, Engela’s