Defence pokes holes in police probe

Iuze Mukube

There no direct evidence tying murder accused Quanito van Vuuren to the death of former bank manager Vernon John Gavin (53) on 30 December 2023 in Walvis Bay.

This is according to the accused’s lawyer, Albert Titus, during the cross-examination of State witness senior inspector John Geiseb of the Serious Crime Unit in Walvis Bay.

He argued that Geiseb, as the investigating officer at the time, relied on speculation to assume that since Van Vuuren was accompanying the deceased at the time, he had to have allegedly killed and assaulted Gavin.