Magistrate Mohlolo Khabisi reserved judgment to 29 May 2023. This after the defence lawyers gave their final remarks on Wednesday 24 May 2023 on the weight of evidence the state says it has against.
The defence lawyer for accused 3, Teboho James Lipholo, put it to the state witness, who is from the SAPS' Provincial Organised Crime Unit, that news about Bester's escape was already in the public.