The trial of a South African teenager accused of killing a Monifieth gran has been delayed again.
Sandra Malcolm, 74, was found dead by her grandson in her Cape Town home back in April 2015 in what was a suspected robbery-gone-wrong.
Her family have waited more than 18 months since the woman accused of the crime, Sheree Prince, 19, was arrested and made her first court appearance in May 2015.
Late last year Prince was found fit to stand trial for the killing, but the teenager’s legal team appealed the decision.
The delay resulted in a second psychiatric hearing being set for October 28 and then November 24.
A pre-trial hearing was subsequently scheduled by authorities to be held at at the Muizenberg Magistrates Court on January 27.
That hearing has however again been moved to February 15 in order for Prince to access a legal aid lawyer.
Delays have previously been caused by changes to Prince’s legal representation.
Long waits for a bed within the Valkenberg Psychiatric Hospital, where Prince underwent psychiatric tests, caused further delays.
Mrs Malcolm was from Monifieth but had lived in South Africa for 35 years.
In April 2015 her body was discovered by her grandson in her home at Marina Da Gama, Cape Town.
An autopsy undertaken by the South African authorities established the cause of death as multiple stab wounds.
Speaking shortly after the killing, Mrs Malcolm’s nephew, Colin Chalmers, said the family had been left “distraught” by the murder.
He said his parents, Sandra’s sister and brother-in-law, were devastated.
Prince was later arrested and made her first appearance at Muizenberg Magistrates Court on May 11.
The teenager is understood to be from the small town of Citrusdal, around 100 miles north of Cape Town.
