'Justice should prevail' says father of Swedish volunteer killed in Table View | Cape Argus

Cape Town - The father of Swedish volunteer Aksel Otterbeck, 19, who was knocked down and killed in Table View in 2016, said the accused shouldn’t be allowed to get away with a fine and should get jail time. Jesper Otterbeck, 58, expressed his feelings shortly before the court proceedings commenced at the Cape Town Regional Court on Monday.

The autopsy report showed that every bone in Aksel’s body was shattered. Six of his companions were injured. “Nothing will bring Aksel back, but justice should prevail. The accused shouldn’t be allowed to do this kind of thing and get away with a small fine. There should be some jail time. I’m not interested in an eye for an eye. Clearly the guy broke the law and killed somebody and then you should pay the price

Monday’s proceedings didn’t last long, after the Belgian witness Maxim Gobbers testified, the matter was adjourned to allow the magistrate, the defence, prosecution, the witness and family members to attend an inspection in loco in Arum Road, where the accident happened. Gobbers took the court back to the night when they walked as a group behind one another with him in the front down Arum Road.

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