‘Dagga’ Springbok’s lawyer forgets to inform him he is on holiday

The former Springbok weightlifter who is accused of cultivating dagga, will have to wait another two weeks to hear his fate concerning his bail application.

When he appeared on 23 August he was supposed to hear the outcome of the state’s investigation as to whether his children would be safe under his supervision should he be released on bail. However, because his lawyer failed to find the courtroom he was to appear in, the case was postponed until 1 September. Today his lawyer again failed to appear, because “he forgot to tell his client that he was on holiday in Zambia”, said a friend of the accused. His new lawyer asked the court to postpone the matter “for the gaining of the transcripts and for instruction”.

The man was arrested on 1 August after police received a tip-off that he was cultivating a large number of dagga plants at his house. Just before the police pounced he instructed his 15-year-old daughter to destroy the evidence, but she was caught in the act. During the arrest he in turn tried to flush some of the dagga down the toilet but was caught out when the police found the dagga floating in the toilet bowl.

He will appear in court again on 14 September.

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