Trial date set for Cremer murder case

THE trial of the man accused of murdering show jumper Meghan Cremer is set to begin next month after several delays that have disappointed family and friends.

National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila confirmed the matter would be heard at the Cape High Court from May 13.

When Weekend Argus asked police whether a fourth suspect was being sought, they said the NPA should respond and the NPA diverted the question back to police.

A police source said cops were not prepared to comment about the matter of a fourth person who may have been questioned as the matter was set for trial.

Jeremy Sias is facing charges of murder, robbery, theft and defeating the ends of justice for his alleged role in Cremer’s death.

Cremer, 30, who had disappeared, was found dumped on a sand mine in Schaapkraal in Philippi in August 2019.

Cremer was a show jumper and had a love for animals and was described as being kind hearted and had known Sias, who worked as a general worker on a farm.

Cremer was last seen leaving her Rietvlei home in Philippi on August 3, 2019.

The State is set to prove Sias used a blue ribbon to strangle Cremer and he placed her body inside the boot of her Toyota Auris and drove around the farmlands in a bid to dispose of the body.

The State also intends to prove Sias had taken her handbag, cellphone, bank cards which he used to make withdrawals and her iPad during the period she disappeared.

He then allegedly approached his co-accused, Charles Daniels and Shiraaj Jaftha, to help sell her car and they were caught with the vehicle.

The duo have been charged separately as there was no evidence linking them to the murder.

Activist and friend of the family

Venetia Orgill said justice had been delayed by all the postponements.

“These perpetrators could turn around and blow kisses to their families while there there is a mother and brother whose heart has been torn apart and for a daughter and sister who had been murdered for someone’s greed.

“It is not fair towards the loved ones of the victim, these perpetrators are getting visits from their loved ones and that is very sad and I will never forget when the mother heard that the case was postponed when the court was double-booked.”

Weekend Argus made several attempts to speak to Gill Cremer, Cremer’s mother, but she was not available.

FILE MEGHAN Cremer, who was murdered in 2019. |