In the meantimethe wickedstepmother, who had causedthesetwoyoung peoplesuchmisery, supposed that the sisterhad been devoured by wild beasts, and thatthe fawnhadbeen hunted to death.
Carl Pistorius' stepmotherandsister hugged him in the court after Magistrate Buks du Plessis announced he was acquitted of all charges culpable homicide as well as alternate charges of driving negligently and driving without consideration.