Johnny Baartman (59), who has been charged with the murder of
his ex-wife Desiree Baartman, admitted to the district surgeon that he killed
Desiree.
An emotional Baartman, who appeared in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s
Court today, also admitted that he cleaned the blood from the crime scene.
He told the district surgeon that he was provoked by her and
then killed her in their house.
The district surgeon’s report was read into record by state
prosecutor Melani Hammett.
Desiree’s body was found on 20 June in a stormwater drain next
to Standford Road near the Jagtersvlakte area.
Desiree has been missing since 9 June. Concerned
family members, whom she regularly visited, enquired about Desiree’s
whereabouts when they could not trace her. Baartman reported her missing on
Wednesday, 14 June at SAPS Bethelsdorp, about five days after she was last
seen.
Baartman was arrested on 17 June after police conducted a
thorough forensic investigation at his house. A firearm was also confiscated.
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During a previous court
appearance it was stated in court by Hammett that Baartman had laceration
injuries on both his wrists after a suicide attempt. He was admitted to the
trauma unit at Livingstone Hospital on 18 June, and was discharged into police
custody after receiving treatment.
Although the two were divorced,
they still lived together in their house in Nagel Street, Extension 29,
Bethelsdorp.
