Alleged killers of controversial businessman, Mark Lifman, back in court
Hendrik Jacobs and Gert Bezuidenhout were arrested shortly after Lifman’s murder, in Uniondale, about an hour outside George.
Johannes Hendrik Jacobs (53) and Gert Johannes Bezuidenhout (37) are accused of murdering controversial businessman Mark Lifman. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/ Eyewitness News.
GEORGE - The alleged killers of Cape Town controversial businessman, Mark Lifman, are expected back in the George Magistrates court on Tuesday.
The alleged underworld figure was shot and killed in the town in November last year.
It’s alleged that two gunmen approached him as he left the local mall and shot him in the parking lot.
Hendrik Jacobs and Gert Bezuidenhout were arrested shortly after Lifman’s murder, in Uniondale, about an hour outside George.
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At one of their last court appearances in December last year, we heard that they moved to an unnamed prison for safety reasons.
The court denied them bail in January, citing that the state had a compelling case against the pair.
During their bail application, Jacobs and Bezuidenhout accused the police of abuse at the time of their arrest.
Their bail appeal is expected to be argued in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday.