Tag: Evander Magistrate

Lindokuhle Sibiya appered before the Evander magistrate court on Tuesday, 04 April 2023 for the attempted murder of his girlfriend and baby mother. Sibiya was arrested in Vrede last year September for the attempted murder of his baby momma. It is alleged the accused shot at his girlfriend in eMbalenhle where he was visiting her in the year 2020.
Sibiya on the stand pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. He testified that during his arrested he was staying with the said baby who is the reason he is in custody at the present moment. Sibiya alleged that since the year 2020 he has been living with the victim at their resident in Everton settlement and they now even have a second born who is one year three months.
He further alleged that during his arrest in Vrede he had taken the said baby momma there to have a cleansing as it seemed she had bad luck in securing employment. He was therefore shot at by people unknown to him who posed as police officers who were not in uniform and taken in custody.
The state prosecutor argued that the victim is afraid of the accused and further stated that the accused is able of tracing her from wherever she is and tries to amend things.
Defence argued as to how the victim was afraid of the accused if they were able to birth another child who is now one year three months after the alleged shooting.
Magistrate Cornu Roos of the Evander magistrate court denied bail on basis that the accused is not employed and does not seem to know the profits he makes in his alleged shisanyama business. Magistrate Roos furthermore stated that the accused might evade trial if released and he does not have any property and from his testimonial he is someone who does not stay in one place therefore he might be a flight risk.
He was therefore remanded in custody until his trial resumes