Alleged killers of Mark Lifman will only know next year if they'll be granted bail or not
Johannes Hendrik Jacobs and Gert Johannes Bezuidenhout appeared in a packed courtroom at the George Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Johannes Hendrik Jacobs (53) and Gert Johannes Bezuidenhout (37) are accused of murdering controversial businessman Mark Lifman. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/ Eyewitness News.
CAPE TOWN - The alleged killers of controversial Cape Town businessman Mark Lifman will only know next year if they'll be granted bail or not.
Johannes Hendrik Jacobs and Gert Johannes Bezuidenhout appeared in a packed courtroom at the George Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Their bail bid has been postponed to January 16 and 17.
Lifman was shot and killed at the Garden Route Mall in George last month.
The alleged gunmen were arrested in Uniondale shortly after his killing, about an hour away from George.
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The court heard that Johannes Hendrik Jacobs and Gert Johannes Bezuidenhout have been moved to an unnamed prison for safety reasons.
Their lawyer argued that this has made consulting with his clients difficult.
The defence lawyer claims that he drives about 300 kilometres to the prison to see his clients and is only able to consult for an hour when he gets there.
Alleged underworld gang boss Jerome "Donkie" Booysen was among Mark Lifman's friends in the public gallery for the appearance of his alleged killers.