As you see it, all police photographs in all criminal cases should be deemed inaccurate and unreliable… since no crime scene was ever photographed before anybody (police officer, police investigator, paramedic, etc) had done a walkabout to ascertain the situation.
Yes, authorized and mandated individuals went into the bedroom, bathroom and everywhere in OP's house to do their job… that does NOT constitute evidence that the crime scene was altered or tampered.
Nel didn't call the 2 policemen… why would he ?… It is not for the State to call upon witnesses in attempts to establish that the unsubstantiated claims made the Defence are wrong.
What is surprising is that Roux didn't call those 2 policemen.
BTW, who are those 2 policemen ? Who made the claim they arrived at the scene before Col. van Rensburg ?
I don't recall Botha testifying… so how can Van Rensburg's evidence be contradicted by Botha ??
Yes, a great many things were touched and moved after the scene was documented by photographs… that's perfectly normal and standard operating procedures in a crime scene investigation.
I'm not sure whether you are saying Van Rensburg was reliable and credible witness or not… some bits of his testimony you discredit (because they contradict OP's version) and other bits of his testimony you reaffirm (because they might help OP's version)
Why wouldn't the photo evidence be a true reflection of the scene ?… where is the evidence it is not ?…
Individuals who did not testify, unasked and unanswered questions, speculation based on possible events, etc certainly do not amount to proof that the photo evidence is not accurate.
2 questions whose answers may prevent futile discussions :
Is there any of State's evidence which contradicts OP's version of events that you find reliable and credible ?
Is there any element in OP's version of events which contradicts the State's evidence that you find unreliable or not credible ?
How would you weigh up the likely veracity of the photos of the bedroom, given van Rensburg's evidence? How did he go on the balcony and not move anything if the big fan was where it was in the photo?