News24 reports that the trial of Spanish dentist Mario-César Deus Yela, who is accused of murdering his twin children at a Hout Bay holiday complex in April 2017, failed to get out of the blocks on Monday after Spanish interpreters expressed an unwillingness to work for a "pittance".  

Deus Yela's attorney, William Booth, told the Western Cape High Court that his client had a good grasp of English, but it was not good enough to enable him to follow the court proceedings.  "It is not a problem with the actual interpreters, it is the issue of the pittance that is paid," said Booth.  Judge Mushtak Parker set an interim date of 4 February for Booth and prosecutor Louise Fiester-Sampson to tell him whether the issue had been resolved.  He told Booth:  "I don't expect you to sort out the payment, but I expect you to be a pain in the neck and nag.  Do something proactive about it.  It is no use just blaming the purse.  The bottom line is your client ain't going to get a fair trial if the interpretation isn't sorted out."  Deus Yela will remain in custody until the new trial date of 29 April 2019.  

• Read the full original report by Jenni Evans at News24

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