With the witness to a murder admitting to being under the influence of drugs, the two men accused of a Malabar killing have applied to have the charges against them dropped.
Khaya Saziwa, who had been representing both Wessels and her son, Rukaard Abrahams, said during consultations with the pair at the weekend it became apparent there was “material conflict” which prompted him to withdraw
It could be months before the multimillion-rand fraud and corruption trial involving several high-ranking officials, businesspeople and a Bay attorney gets to court.
The Gqeberha high court has ordered that the doctor treating racketeering and fraud accused Andrea Wessels be subpoenaed to explain why Wessels is unable to travel from Gauteng to stand trial.
The racketeering and corruption trial involving former municipal officials, business people and a lawyer was put on hold on Tuesday after the Gqeberha high court was told that one of the accused was unfit to travel to the city to stand trial.