The Cape Town Magistrates’ Court rejected local businesswoman Nicole Johnson’s latest bail application after it determined that her arguments were ‘fabricated’ and ‘misleading’.
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The 36-year-old stated that she needed to be with her sick daughter and return to running her businesses. During her bail application, Johnson argued that her daughter’s health had deteriorated since her mother was sent behind bars and could not keep meals down.
As per Sowetan Live, Johnson’s mother has been taking care of her and her partner, alleged underworld gang boss Ralph Stanfield’s children, since their arrest last year.
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However, Magistrate Alida Theart pointed out that Johnson did not mention the state of her daughter’s health in her initial bail application. Furthermore, the court has not received any supporting evidence from the school, a social worker or an affidavit, even though she claimed that her daughter has been ill for some time.
Theart says Johnson has also not mentioned to the social worker that her daughter suffers from anxiety, thus indicating that she intended to mislead the court.
In her statement, Johnson told the court that her businesses would fail without her, adding that her Sorbet stores were ‘going down’ after the brand terminated its lease agreements with her. To this end, the court determined that both businesses were operating as usual.
Johnson further argued that she was the only person who was able to change the petrol prices at her fuel station but the court reportedly received evidence that indicated otherwise.
The court also found that Johnson lied to a vehicle tracking company when it was trying to locate a BMW driven by an employee that Johnson had accused of theft. According to Sowetan Live, the vehicle owner’s cellphone was also stolen during an altercation.
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