Oliver‚ from Westlake‚ sat bent forward looking at Judge Katharina Savage as she read her judgment in the High Court in Cape Town. Franziska’s parents were not present to see their daughter’s killer found guilty.
Savage said Oliver took advantage of an “easy target” when he saw the Constantia Waldorf School pupil jogging on March 7‚ 2016.
On Tuesday‚ in an affidavit handed to the court‚ Oliver explained how he grabbed the teenager from behind.
“When I dragged her body deep enough into the fynbos so that no one could see us‚ I went through the process of removing the cellphone‚ earphones and ring from her. I saw a watch on her when I grabbed her but when I looked for it I could not find it‚” he said.
He admitted using shoelaces to tie her hands and gag her. He then pushed her face into the ground‚ removed her clothing and raped her.
