GAUTENG. – The bail application of Julius Mkhwanazi, Keisha-Leigh Stols, Adrian McKenzie, Bhekokwakhe Sibande, Juan Maree Eksteen and Kobus Jansen van Rensburg, in the murder case of businessman Emmanuel Mbense, resumes today in the Brakpan Magistrate's Court.
Phaladi Shuping, Opod spokesperson, says the six accused are standing trial on charges of murder, robbery and defeating the ends of justice. According to the state, Mbense was attacked and murdered at his residence on 14 April 2022 after it is alleged he was suspected of stealing copper from a warehouse. Following the alleged murder, he is alleged to have been robbed of his property and approximately R500 000 in cash, after which his body was allegedly dumped at the Spaarwater Dam.
Some of the accused are also standing trial in other separate cases.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
