The alleged killers of former World Champion high jumper Jacques Freitag appeared in Court on Monday. The murder trial of disgraced former attorney Rudie Lubbe and his ex-lover Chantelle Oosthuizen following the alleged murder of former World Champion high jumper Jacques Freitag was on Monday postponed to Thursday. It is the pair’s first appearance in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, after their case was moved from the lower court.
The two were arrested in 2024 by police in Sabie, Mpumalanga, at a hideout in one of the guesthouses following a manhunt. Police had obtained warrants of arrest for Lubbe and Oosthuizen, who were believed to be on the run at the time from the law following the discovery of 42-year-old Freitag’s body.The champion had allegedly been shot. Police had obtained warrants of arrest for Lubbe and Oosthuizen, who were believed to be on the run at the time from the law following the discovery of 42-year-old Freitag’s body.
Lubbe and Oosthuizen are facing charges which include murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Freitag’s body was discovered near the Zandfontein cemetery in Andeon, in Pretoria. The discovery was made by the SAPS Search and Rescue Team, which comprised SAPS units such as the Air Wing, Water Wing, K9 unit, and the local police.
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Lubbe was struck from the roll of attorneys in 2006 following various allegations, including stolen trust money, which were levelled against him. He was at a stage one of the defence attorneys in the high-profile Boeremag treason trial. According to the charge sheet, the accused conspired with Freitag to kill Oosthuizen’s fiancé, Louis Harmse, before allegedly shooting him to death. According to the prosecution, Lubbe approached Freitag “to get rid” of Harmse, whom he claimed abused Oosthuizen.
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