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NATIONAL NEWS - The man accused of murdering Franziska Blochliger in Tokai Forest a year ago, has admitted to raping and killing the teenager.
Howard Oliver is on trial in the Western Cape High Court.
He had previously denied sexually assaulting and murdering the 16-year-old girl last year.
In his admission read out in court, Oliver says he grabbed Blochliger around the neck to demobilize her.
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