Gayaat-Salie says he has pursued the point sufficiently, but VD Spuy says now his examination of Stoloff has been interrupted.

"Sorry does the court wish to interrupt me as well now?" he asks.

The judge takes exception to VD Spuy waving a finger at her, and adjourns.

Jude Salie-Hlophe wants to know what Rohde clinic situation has to do with evidence in mitigation of sentence.

"This is not a bail application," she says. VD Spuy says it is germaine to the case and shows Rohde's illingness to cooperate.

Asked to come to court on 6th to exlplain letter written on the 5th.

 - Judge Gayaat Salie-Hlophe interupts. Requests information relevant to going forward with sentencing.

"A lot of this information has been dealt with already, is already before me. the purpose of these proceedings is to get evidence in mitigation," Salie-Hlophe says.

"This is not a bail application."

Mr Rohde does not have a psychotic illness.

He was not insecure.

Stoloff says Rohde is even tempered, in that he is neither volatile nor disregulated (unstable) and there is no history of him being prone to outbursts rage. He is the person who backs down and walks away. 

Stoloff has prepared a report regarding Jason Rohde and it is handed up as an exhibit. It is the history of his involvement with Rohde as his treating psychiatrist from 8 September 2016, to present.

Last saw him on 13 November in hospital wing of Pollsmoor, unshaven.

Defence confirms other witnesses they intend to call to the stand:

- Do intend to call the eldest daughter of the accused, Kathryn Rohde.

- Two colleagues/friends of the accused.

- Mother of the accused -  Brenda Rohde

Proceedings have not yet begun. 

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The State called its three witnesses to testify in aggravation of sentence on Wednesday afternoon after a delay due to loadshedding.

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