Johannesburg -
The trial of Blayne Shepard, accused of beating former Royal Marine Brett Williams to death, is expected to resume in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Shepard and three others were accused of beating Williams to death outside Durban's Kings Park Stadium on the night of March 23, 2013, after the Sharks beat the Melbourne Rebels in a Super Rugby match.
The court heard on Tuesday that Williams “aggressively” joined a group brawl and shouted profanities the night he was killed.
Five people were initially accused of killing Williams. Grant Cramer turned State witness. Andries van der Merwe, Dustin van Wyk, and Shepard's older brother Kyle, were discharged last month.
They had each faced a charge of murder, three of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, one of crimen injuria, and one of public violence.
Magistrate Trevor Levitt ruled “uneasily” that the evidence against the three did not reach the required standards of a trial.
Shepard would be tried for murder, and was discharged on all other counts. - Sapa