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Murder most foul: Allegations of murder and self-harm in the Corrine Jackson trial

Murder accused Corrine Jackson and her wife Erin on their wedding day. Jackson is on trial for the murder of her estranged girlfriend, Nadine Esterhuizen. Image: File Murder accused Corrine Jackson told medical staff after her arrest that she had sustained injuries, which was confirmed to possibly be self-inflicted. She claimed she was harmed because she was fighting with someone who died while they used knives. Jackson was arrested on the afternoon of September 27 2017 for the murder of her estranged girlfriend, Nadine Esterhuizen. Esterhuizen, 18, of Mitchell's Plain, was a matriculant at Athlone High School and opened up a case of assault and a protection order against Jackson prior to her death, following an incident at Strandfontein Pavillion. The State is set to prove that Jackson, attempted to behead Esterhuizen inside a house in Colorado Park, Mitchell's Plain and stabbed her 21 times. Jackson was arrested after she was found inside a locked bathroom and had two daggers in her possession. This week while the trial commenced at the Mitchell's Plain Regional Court, crime fighters together with the Community Policing Forum including the public via social media expressed their outrage because she was out on bail for eight years while facing a Schedule 6 offence - and called for her to face life behind bars without the option for parole. Jackson is out on R5000 bail, and is being represented by Advocate Asghar Mia. Jackson was denied bail following her arrest in 2017 in which Magistrate Alvira Bezuidehout stated she was a danger to another potential victim. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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Following her release on bail, Jackson got married to her wife Erin and was also charged with two cases of common assault relating to relatives of her spouse, and it is unclear what has since happened with these cases. On Wednesday, as Forensic State Pathologist, Varushka Bachan took the witness stand, she was asked to use her experience and qualifications in Emergency Medical Services and as a Medical Practitioner, to explain the medical report obtained following Jackson's arrest. Jackson had wounds, which were described as superficial lacerations to her neck and above the hip and chest which was coded yellow which was not life threatening. Dr Bachan said according to the records by the Doctor who had attended to her, the wounds appeared to be self-inflected and that she was to be placed on suicide watch. She said the records stated that Jackson claimed it was sustained during an altercation: 'The history was fighting with another person, they used knives and the other person had demised.' The State asked whether the wounds were self-inflicted based on its location on the body, to which Bachan said was very possible. She further stated that the records showed Jackson had older self-inflicted wounds, which were now scars. While Bachan described all of this, Jackson for the first time since the trial commenced, reacted to what had been said and asked to speak with her lawyer. Esterhuizen was stabbed 21 times and had defensive wounds to her hands and fingers. The trial continues on November 4. Get your news on the go, click here to join the Cape Argus News WhatsApp channel. Cape Argus