Found that he could possibly interfere with state witnesses, and that the prosecution had a relatively strong case against him, the bail bid of murder accused police officer Sergeant Rudy Arends was dismissed on Monday.
Needing certain evidence to be clarified before continuing with a formal bail application, the lawyer for murder accused Sergeant Rudy Arends asked for the case to be postponed.
The killing of a well-known resident at his Strelitzia Park home in Kariega and several incidents, including a deadly house fire, ushered in a bloody New Year in different parts of the Eastern Cape at the weekend.
Nelson Mandela Bay police have mobilised maximum resources to find three suspects who allegedly ambushed and killed a well-known Kariega resident in his Strelitzia Park home on Friday.