UPDATE: North ‘panga assault’ man granted bail
Wesley Roux was recently arrested on new charges of assault, theft and intimidation when he was at the court to appear on a separate charge of attempted murder for allegedly assaulting an unidentified man with a panga during an argument earlier this year.
Panga assault accused Wesley Roux has been granted bail by the Pretoria North Magistrate’s court.
The 28-year-old appeared briefly in court on Monday but had his case postponed to Tuesday so the court could get his docket and for a formal bail application.
When he appeared on Wednesday, an application was made for forfeiture of bail.
“The application to cancel his bail was not granted,” the state prosecutor told Rekord.
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“We proceeded until 13:00 on Tuesday afternoon, but the case was postponed to Wednesday morning as I was not feeling well,” he said.
“I am actually on sick leave but I had to be in court as I am the applicant in the cancellation of his bail.”
Roux was recently arrested on new charges of assault, theft and intimidation when he was at the court to appear on a separate charge of attempted murder for allegedly assaulting an unidentified man with a panga during an argument earlier this year.
Sinoville police spokesperson Warrant Officer Johan van Dyk said the more recent charges were lodged after Roux allegedly punched workers at a restaurant when they reportedly attempted to stop him from stealing a chicken.
Van Dyk said Roux was allegedly involved in yet another assault at a Tops@Spar bottle store later on the day.
The video, which Rekord has seen, shows a man, thought to be Roux, arguing with a cashier then assaulting a security guard at the bottle store.
Spar group legal adviser Gordon Pentecost said video footage of the incident has been handed to the police.
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