POLOKWANE – Mokwena, who had been Patel’s legal representative since 2015, recused himself from the case on Monday.
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The case has been postponed to 6 February, when the trial will continue.
Patel was arrested in 2015 after his wife’s body was found in their townhouse in Nirvana, Polokwane.
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