It was second time unlucky for theft accused accountant Jonathan Blow, whose appeal against a magistrate’s decision not to grant him bail was dismissed on Tuesday.
Convinced that a chartered accountant, accused of stealing more than R52m from at least two supermarkets in Nelson Mandela Bay, likely stashed some of the money abroad, the state has opposed his high court bid to overturn a magistrate’s decision not to grant him bail.
From the onset, fraud accused Brenda Wardle duped potential clients by purporting to be an admitted attorney by referring to herself as the head of legal services at a consultancy firm.
The trial of fraud accused Brenda Wardle is expected to continue in the Gqeberha commercial crimes court on Thursday, when the state calls its final witness.
Alleged fraudster Brenda Wardle, who is accused of practising as an attorney without having the legal authority to do so, will appear in the Gqeberha commercial crimes court on Tuesday when her trial is finally expected to get under way.