Case against two brothers accused of killing Durban businessman adjourned

DURBAN - The murder case of two men accused of killing Durban businessman Shailen Singh has been adjourned to Tuesday for consultations with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

The accused in the matter returned to the Durban Magistrate's Court to apply for bail.

They are accused of killing the trucking business owner, who was shot and killed on 29 December while in his car in uMhlanga, north of Durban.

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The murder-accused brothers, Ferrel and Darren Govender, appeared before the court to apply for bail.

But the State in the case said it wanted to refer the matter to KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Elaine Harrison on what schedule the bail should be.

This as the case could fall under both schedule 5 and 6.

The pair who are also security bosses are alleged to have called Singh into a meeting and allegedly shot him.

The matter will return to court for an update on consultations with the DPP.