DOUBLE MURDER: Bail denied to five accused including two cops
The case was postponed to March 31.
Five men who are facing charges of murder, including two policemen, were denied bail in the Port Shepstone Regional Court earlier today.
The gallery was packed with family and friends of the victims, Dale Kistna (32) and Sphelele Shongwe (24).
Kistna’s decomposed body was found at Msinsini area on February 28, 2022, and then, the skeletal remains of Shongwe was found in the same vicinity in September 2022.
Businessman Dane Rangasamy (38), and brothers Vishaan Dharamraj (43) and Rajeeth Dharamraj (47) alongside Mark Naidoo (47) and Mervyn Craig Nadarajan (42) from Saps Crime Intelligence in Port Shepstone were arrested on December 13.
They have made several court appearances since their arrest.
Acting Magistrate Phakamisa Manciya concluded his decision on the bail application by saying that the court couldn’t find any exceptional circumstances.
The case was postponed to March 31 for outstanding DNA results.
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