MURDER accused Dr Tumelo Ntholeng and his co-accused cousin, Pakiso Makhanya, were granted bail by the Vereeniging Magistrates Court on Friday, 26 April.
Dr Ntholeng has been granted R60 000 bail, while Makhanya has been released on R30 000 bail as the court said it would not keep the two in jail, based on police speculations.
Magistrate Chris Kruger denied accused number one bail because his confession didn’t convince the court that he was innocent, while accused number two abandoned his bail application.
The two will remain in custody until the next court appearance on Monday, 27 May.
Kruger said Ntholeng and Makhanya are not yet linked to the crime because police have not provided the court with the mobile link evidence, video footage and bank statements that link the two cousins to the murder of Palesa Mofokeng.
Ntholeng and Makhanya are expected to report to Vereeniging Police Station three times a week and should not leave Gauteng without reporting to the investigative officer about their trips.
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Kruger said that despite Ntholeng refusing to tell the court his employer's name and even refusing to tell the court his residential address when he is outside the borders of South Africa, that doesn't make him a flight risk because he is a South African citizen.
"The court has not received bank statements and mobile phone links that prove Ntholeng and Makhanya are linked to the murder, so they are acquitted," said Kruger.
The four men were arrested for the murder of Palesa Mofokeng, who was shot more than eight times on her way to work o 5 April. Her ex-husband Dr Ntholeng was among the four suspects arrested.
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