The trial against alleged mom killer Shakoor Roberts has been delayed once again.
The family of Gafsa Roberts, 61, say they have been left frustrated and hurt after the trial stopped midway due to the State prosecutor and lawyer being ill.
The trial was expected to resume at the Mitchells Plain Regional Court on Wednesday.
But witnesses, including family members, were left disappointed after the matter was postponed to 4 July instead, due to the prosecutor being sick.
Roberts is on trial for the murder of his mother Gafsa, whose body was found hidden inside their bin outside their home in Tafelsig in March 2015.
State witnesses including Roberts’ sisters, aunt and neighbour have testified against him.
Roberts’ legal team has since indicated he is expected to take the stand in his own defence, claiming he did not kill his mother.
Gafsa had been strangled to death and was reported missing before her body was found by three days later.
Her daughter Rushana Adams says: “People are old and are travelling as far as Delft to attend the case.
“We fill up the benches because we are interested in justice and this is not fair. My mother’s friends are old and they also want to know what happened to their friend and why she was killed so brutally.”