Should social media messages be treated with any credibility in a court of law?

[Jm.b]

Most social media messages are, as you say, nothing more than a pastime for most people. But there have been occasions where the message has had a strong bearing on the outcome of court cases. You only have to look to Facebook in the last couple of months to find the proof of what I'm saying. So it really depends on what was actually said by Hougaard, whether it has any bearing on future proceedings. Keeping in mind the prosecution has said they 'may' form part of their case against Pistorius, because equally, they may not.