In January 1958, Oswald Pirow was appointed to prosecute the case, and in February the judge ruled that there was "sufficient reason" for the defendants to go on trial in the Transvaal Supreme Court.
1958年1月，奥斯瓦尔德·皮若（Oswald Pirow）法官被任命审理此案，2月他裁定“有充分理由”把被告移至德兰士瓦省最高法院受审。