He has appeared in court and abandoned his bail application.
He and his co-accused will return to court on 23 June.
The second accused in the murder of a Lenasia teacher has appeared in court and abandoned his bail bid, the Gauteng National Prosecuting Authority says. The second accused is Thabo Mambila. He also didn t apply for bail, NPA spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane told News24 on Thursday morning. Mambila was arrested in May by Gauteng police, but was under police guard in a hospital after being assaulted, allegedly by members of the public.
Police intervened as the suspect was being assaulted by the community at Phumlamqashi, south of Lenasia. He was taken to hospital under police guard, Gauteng police spokesperson Mavela Masondo said in a previous statement.
Caster Semenya to do 50 hours of community service after reckless driving charge 11 May 2021 - 18:05 The National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders will present a report to court when Caster Semenya next appears on a reckless driving charge. File image. Image: Charles Platiau/Reuters
Top athlete Caster Semenya is expected to perform 50 hours of community service after her arrest on a charge of reckless driving.
The 30-year-old appeared at the Pretoria magistrate’s court last week after being arrested for allegedly driving recklessly in her SUV on the N14 highway.
“She was granted bail of R500,” said North Gauteng National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana.
Naadira Vanker, 30 whose body was found in a shallow grave six days after her disappearance. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)
A teacher and mother of four, Vanker (30) was abducted during a robbery on 22 April. Her car was found abandoned in Ennerdale a few hours later. Members of the community searched for her and her mother, Naeema Vanker, offered a R50,000 reward for the return of her daughter.
Mother of Naadira, Naeema Vanker (middle of image), is comforted by community activist Dean Rosenburg. (Photo: Shiraaz Mohamed)
The search ended when Vanker’s body was found in a shallow grave in Phumlamqashi six days after her disappearance.
Lucky Mshubi appeared in the Lenasia Magistrate s Court on Friday.
He will remain in custody until his next appearance in June.
Lucky Mshubi, the man arrested for the murder of a missing Lenasia woman, will not apply for bail. Mshubi will remain in custody after he indicated to the court that he does not wish to apply for bail and opted to conduct his own defence, Gauteng National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane said in a statement on Friday.
This comes after Mshubi, 36, appeared in the Lenasia Magistrate s Court on charges of murder, housebreaking with intent to rob, robbery with aggravating circumstances, kidnapping, and defeating the ends of justice.