Continuation of my summary of Tracey Stewarts report
Jouberts most important findings
Henris Duvet
Two grey duvets were found in the boys bedroom. His opinion is that this duvet had been exposed to the blood-shedding in Rudis attack and had been rolled up and placed or thrown on the floor below HvBs bed, near to where Rudis body was found.
He concluded that the duvet had adhered to the blood on the bedroom floor beneath HvBs bed, which suggests that the blood was still wet when the duvet was placed or thrown on top of the blood on the floor at the bottom of HvBs bed. He said that the majority of the bloodstains on the floor had been created before the duvet was thrown or placed on the floor.
The knife, which was found partially under Rudis bed, had a number of bloodstain patterns on it. One stain was a blood clot and the other a drip, which he believed was positioned on the knife when Rudi (with multiple head injuries) was moved off the bed.
He observed a blood pattern on the bottom corner of the duvet which was similar to the pattern of the knife blade. In his opinion the knife blade made contact with the duvet before arriving at the position it was found on the crime scene.
He didnt confirm that the duvet movement was staged, but did point out that HvB gave no explanation for a) the movement of the duvet or Rudi, or b) explain the movement of the knife and its exposure to Rudis blood.
Blood from superficial wounds on HvBs upper body
He observed multiple bloodstain patterns on his upper body from photographs taken in the ambulance. He said that the flow pattern of blood from HvBs superficial chest wounds suggests that his torso was erect when the wounds were inflicted and that there was
insignificant movement of his upper body before the blood dried. The flow pattern from his left arm indicates that there was
no significant movement of his left arm when inflicted.
These statements are consistent with the evidence of both Dr Tiemensma and Professor Dempers, that the size, shape and regularity of Henris wounds are
not consistent with an altercation which involved movement as alleged by Henri.
Blood pattern evidence surrounding attack of Rudi
He concluded that Rudi had been lying on his stomach with his head facing toward the adjacent wall and was likely asleep, surprised or unaware of the attack before it happened. He said that HvB had been standing next to Rudis bed when he was attacked. The flow of blood from his head wounds suggest that Rudis head may only have raised slightly after he was attacked and that there was no significant movement of Rudis head during the creation of the flow patterns.
He said that all the victims were attacked within a short period of time after which there had been a lapse in time before Rudi was moved or dragged from the bed and handled in front of the two beds the bedroom. HvBs duvet was then placed or thrown next to where Rudi lay on the floor.
Blood spatter on the adjacent wall of the house near the security gate
One of the drops belonged to Rudi (confirmed by DNA analysis) and the two drops travelled through the air, through the blinds and open window and were deposited on the wall outside the house.
Blood spatter evidence of the attack on Martin
In his opinion, having considered the evidence, Martin was attacked while attending to Rudi. Martin didnt have time to respond to the attack and that the attacker had been standing next to Rudis bed when he attacked Martin. Blood evidence suggests Martin had entered the bed from the left side.
Blood spatter evidence of the attack on Teresa and Marli
Teresa and Marli had been attacked in the doorway of the boys room. Teresa was likely facing her attacker. Marli, due to her defensive wounds, knew of the attack suggesting that she had time to react to the attack.
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