Winnie Rust murder accused spent thousands on stolen bank card, court hears
13 June 2016
Wellington - Writer Winnie Rust was ostensibly killed in a burglary gone wrong, the Wellington Magistrate's Court heard on Monday.
According to investigating officer Cornelius de Lange, Nigel Plaatjies initially told police he had not been at the author's Third Avenue, Uitsig, home on May 11.
But after a witness insisted to have seen the teenager - whom Rust had been supporting since he was in Grade 7 - he admitted to police he had been there that day.
Rust had paid for Nigel's school fees and sport activities, De Lange said.