Dr Nandipha Magudumana has withdrawn her bail application due to new evidence that has emerged.
The alleged lover of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, alongside five other accused persons, appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Thursday for a bail application hearing after they were arrested for their alleged involvement in aiding Bester to escape from prison last year.
During their court appearance, Magudumana’s legal representative, Advocate Frans Dlamini withdrew from applying for bail and asked that it gets reserved for the 16th of May.
“We were actually ready to proceed with the bail application, but after extensive consultation, it then emerged that there is material evidence which is very crucial in relation to accused number four’s [Magudumana] matter, which is also crucial in the interests of justice that it must be procured in order for accused number four to be able to make a decisive decision in relation to this matter,” said Dlamini.
The magistrate granted the postponement of Magudumana’s bail application to 16 May. She will be remanded in custody until then.
