Daniel Smit convicted of the murder of Jerobejin van Wyk
Fifty-eight-year-old Daniel Smit has been convicted of the murder of Klawer teenager, Jerobejin van Wyk, in February 2022.
Murder accused Daniel Smit appeared in the Vredendal Magistrates Court on 28 October 2024. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN
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VREDENDAL - The Western Cape High Court sitting in Vredendal has convicted 58-year-old Daniel Smit of the murder of Klawer teenager, Jerobejin van Wyk, in February 2022.
The court has also found that Jerobejin’s murder was in fact premeditated.
Van Wyk was killed after he and a friend were accused of stealing mangoes.
The prosecution alleged the accused drove into the deceased with his bakkie, stabbed the child, dismembered his body and burnt parts in an attempt to hide the crime.
Parts of Jerobejin van Wyk's body were found in a drain on Smit's property two days after the child was reported missing.
Months later, more human remains were found in an oil drum, by the new homeowner while he was cleaning the property.
Smit has been convicted of attempted murder, kidnapping, premeditated murder, violating a corpse and defeating the ends of justice.