A former Nelson Mandela Bay attorney, charged with fraud, was thrown a lifeline on Friday when the Gqeberha magistrate’s court granted him bail of R50,000.
Keeping his cards close to his chest save to say he had acted in self-defence, a murder-accused Nelson Mandela University (NMU) student was granted bail of R2,000 in the Gqeberha magistrate’s court on Wednesday.
After indicating that he would abandon his bid for bail and plead guilty, the man accused of murdering Bay physiotherapist Marolien Schmidt did an about-turn on Tuesday.
The former teacher was apprehended last Monday following the mysterious disappearance of Desiree from their shared residence in Bethelsdorp on 9 June 2023
Murder-accused Johnny Baartman will see the district surgeon on Monday for a psychological evaluation after he allegedly slit his wrists following his arrest for the murder of his ex-wife, Desiree Baartman.