Cassidy Hartzenberg (18) appeared at Simon’s Town Magistrate Court for shooting Vredenberg Court magistrate, Romay Van Rooyen on 6 October 2022.
Hartzenberg’s appearance was for a bail hearing.
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The 18-year-old is accused of killing his aunt on 10 September 2022 at her residence in Marina da Gama.
According to EWN, Eric Ntabazalila, spokesperson of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said Hartzenberg would not be applying for bail.
“The legal representatives of the accused advised us during the course of the week that he was abandoning his bail, something that we welcomed. We were going to oppose his bail anyway because we believe there was opportunities for him to be granted bail,” said Ntabazalila.
The NPA intended to oppose Hartzenberg’s bail because he could be a threat to witnesses.
Hartzenberg will be appearing in court again on 8 November.
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