The ex-husband of Candice Leslie (née Fritz) will appear in the Randfontein Magistrates’ Court for the fifth time today, 3 March, for his bail application. He last appeared in court on Tuesday, 13 December, when his bail application was postponed to 9 February.
However, on 8 February, the family informed the Herald that the case would not be heard as the magistrate was ill. The bail application date has therefore been moved to 3 March.
Last November, Leslie, the 37-year-old mother of two young children, was found brutally murdered in her car. The Herald attended the first court hearing on 16 November and the suspect’s fourth appearance in December.
At the suspect’s first court appearance, Magistrate Botha confirmed that the charge against the suspect was one of murder and that the victim had been stabbed repeatedly before succumbing to her injuries.
On 13 December, Woman Against Women and Child Abuse (Wawa) walked from the Toekomsrus Police Station to the Randfontein Magistrates’ Court in protest against bail being granted to the suspect. Family members of Fritz also joined in the protest.
On that occasion, Magistrate Botha postponed the court hearing because advocate Nel, the suspect’s legal representative, was unable to attend the hearing.
The Herald spoke to Grant Fritz, the victim’s brother, after the hearing on 13 December. He said, “We are happy about the outcome as we know now he [the suspect] will be behind bars until February. We are a bit disappointed that the case was once again postponed.”
A reliable source said the suspect is allegedly making phone calls from the Krugersdorp Correctional Services to residents in Toekomsrus.
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