Genitalia in freezer: accused to testify

Published Nov 4, 2015

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 Kimberley - Peter Frederiksen, the Bloemfontein man arrested in August after police found 21 pieces of frozen female genitalia in a freezer at his house, is expected to take to the witness stand on Thursday when his schedule five bail application continues in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court.

Frederiksen, originally from Denmark but now carrying a South African ID, was arrested after police made the gruesome discovery, which included neatly packaged, labelled and documented female genitalia and a large collection of photographs of female genitals, some belonging to a girl possibly as young as seven years old.

He allegedly performed illegal “female circumcisions” on 21 woman, mostly from Lesotho, and kept the neatly packaged and documented severed parts as “trophies” in a freezer at his home in Eden Glen, Langenhoven Park, Bloemfontein.

More than a dozen heavily-armed police officers yesterday guarded the investigating officer, Lynda Steyn, State Prosecutor, Advocate Amanda Bester and the State witnesses, amidst fears for their safety and alleged death threats received.

Media houses were also not allowed to make any recordings in the court building once proceedings got under way in order to protect the identity of witnesses.

These added safety measures are believed to stem from an incident last month, when Frederiksen’s wife, and key State witness, Anna Matseliso Molise, was gunned down during an alleged “hit” at her house in Lesotho.

No arrests in the murder case have been made yet.

Frederiksen yesterday appeared frail as he struggled up the steps when entering the court room, wearing slippers and his ankles in shackles.

The first witness to be called by the State was Department of Home Affairs immigration officer, Nico Breed, who testified that Frederiksen had made “misrepresentations” on his temporary and permanent residency applications, specifically with regard to a business he supposedly owned.

This business become an extensive point of contention, as Breed said that while Frederiksen applied for and had received a temporary and permanent residency under the auspices that he owned a business, Thating Construction, no such business was ever registered by Fredriksen.

Further discrepancies included different places of birth, and contradicting nationalities on Danish passports and travel documents, according to Breed.

He further testified that investigations, assisted by the Movement Control System, revealed that Frederiksen made “a significant number” of entries into South Africa with no record of departures, and vice versa, resulting in clandestine movements in the country.

Rood said that until the contrary could be proven, Frederksen’s South African residency was obtained illegally, and that he had made several illegal entries into the country.

Frederiksen’s legal representative, Advocate Nthama Litabe, who replaced Adriaan Janse van Rensburg, told the media that Frederiksen would be testifying in his own defence when the bail application is expected to continue on Thursday in front of the magistrate, Marlene Marais.

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