Netwerk24 | Two babies dead, two disabled - not her fault, says former midwife

Yolande Maritz-Fouchee, who is accused of leaving babies disabled or dead during births, pleaded not guilty to 14 charges against her in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday.

Counsel Gustavo Nievas delivered his statement and stated that there is no evidence against the main defendant

His lawyers maintain that there is no evidence of his guilt and the evidence is not enough to impose a sentence. The week will continue with the arguments of the defenders of the rest of the defendants “The evidence is not evidence and not enough to convict” concluded Brenda Agüero’s defense in the trial for the death [...]

Today, the defence case of Nurse Brenda Agüero, whose main responsibility was led by lawyer Gustavo Nievas, who was responsible for minimizing the accusations presented in the judicial process and invalidating evidence on the grounds that they did not have the necessary strength and asserting that their acquittal was due. In the continuation of the trial for the serious effects that they had after their birth in the Hospital Materno Neonatal, in…