Exactly two months after his arrest, murder accused Rob Evans is set to hear his fate in his protracted formal bail bid.
Evans, a successful Gqeberha businessman, is accused of beating his girlfriend, Vanessa van Rensburg, to death at his Oyster Bay holiday home in April.
The body of the 36-year-old mother of two was found on the lounge floor during the early hours of April 20.
Ahead of judgment on Wednesday morning, the Humansdorp regional court was already packed with family, friends and curious onlookers seated in the public gallery.
Among them were Van Rensburg’s family and close friends, many dressed in black.
After a fierce fight by his defence team during his bail application, magistrate Deidre Dickson must also now decide whether Evans faces a a Schedule 5 or a Schedule 6 offence of premeditated murder.
Evans faces further charges of kidnapping, attempted murder and defeating the ends of justice.
The Herald
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