Cape Town – Defence lawyer Machini Motloung says Nandipha Magudumana, his client, is feeling “disheartened but not without hope” regarding the result of her bail request.
“[She (Magudumana) is] equally dismayed but not despondent [after being denied bail],” Motloung said.
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Magudumana, the girlfriend of convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester, was denied bail by the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday due to being considered a flight risk.
Magistrate Estelle de Lange ruled that bail conditions wouldn’t prevent her from helping Bester escape, and there was evidence suggesting she had the means and knowledge to leave the country.
Magudumana, arrested with Bester in Tanzania in April, will remain in custody at the Bizzah Makhate Prison in Kroonstad, Free State.
Motloung said that they might consider an appeal but would first analyse the judgment’s reasons. Magudumana is “dismayed but not despondent” by the bail denial, according to Motloung.
“We will reflect the judgment, decipher the reasons given and conduct a mapping exercise in terms of the way forward,” he said.
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