Ebook: Fruit of a Poisoned Tree: A True Story of Murder and the Miscarriage of Justice

In 2007, Fred van der Vyver stood trial, accused of murdering his girlfriend Inge Lotz. The trial itself was sensational enough to attract the attention of the world’s largest association of professional forensic investigators. At the start, everyone expected a ‘guilty’ verdict. His fingerprints were at the scene, the murder weapon was in his car and a blood stain in the bathroom was matched to one of his shoes. And yet, he was acquitted and is now suing the Minister of Police, saying that the evidence was fabricated. Altbeker witnessed the trial, and looks closely at how the justice system failed both van der Vyver and Lotz.