On Thursday, the matter was postponed again in the Western Cape High Court.
Earlier this week, the legal aid lawyers of murder accused Ronaldo van Rooyen, 34, and Tawfeeq Ebrahim, 24, said they handed in an application for a possible plea bargain.
The two are accused of bludgeoning Zarah, 33, to death with a hammer last year, over a R5000 “drug debt” she owed them.
On Thursday, State prosecutor Maria Marshall asked for a postponement as neither the state nor the defence have had time to sit down to deliberate.
“The discussion between the State and defence are ongoing. The meeting which was supposed to take place has not. The defence has indicated that they would still like to further discussions with the State for the possible 105,” she says.
DISCUSS: One of the accused Tawfeeq Ebrahim
“We ask for a postponement so we can see how far discussions go,” she said, adding: “To place on record the State is ready to proceed.”
Judge Lister Nuku, granted a postponement until Monday.
Outside court, Zarah’s daughter Kaitlyn Hector, 18, was at the court for the very first time since the trial started.
When asked how she felt about the men accused of killing her mom, she said: “I have no ill-feelings towards anyone. It is not my place to judge people for the choices they have made; only God can. All the families, including the families of the accused are suffering because this affects us all.”