On the night of June 23, 2017, Mariska du Plessis made two chilling calls to the police. In the first, she claimed her husband was violently attacking her and their son. Less than 20 minutes later, her second call told a different story—Jacques du Plessis had been shot by intruders.

But what really happened that night?

Mariska later claimed self-defense, citing battered woman syndrome, but investigators uncovered evidence of a volatile and destructive relationship where both partners contributed to a cycle of conflict and dysfunction. This case raises complex questions about domestic violence, legal defenses, and the psychological factors at play in relationships that turn deadly.

In this episode of Profiler Africa, forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne, who worked directly on the case, breaks down the events of that night, the psychological intricacies of Mariska’s defense, and the deeper truths behind Jacques du Plessis’s death.

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