Security officer laid to rest while murder accused granted bail
“I want to prove my innocence and clear my name.”
A woman, accused of murdering security officer Arthur Dobson, was granted bail in the Pretoria North magistrate’s court on Monday, while his family laid him to rest.
Natasha Beyers (32) was granted R3 000 bail and will be appearing again in court on Thursday, March 24.
Beyers is charged with the murder of Dobson (45), a security guard from the Brinant Group, who died of a stab wound on Monday, February 14.
He was found by paramedics after he was involved in a car accident. Family members did not attend the court case, as they buried their son today.
The service took place at the AGS Herlewingsentrum. Dobson was laid to rest at Zandfontein cemetery.
“Goodbye, my son. You will leave a big void in our hearts and your legacy will live on,” Dobson’s father, Arthur, said.
As previously reported, lost consciousness while he was on his way to Life Eugene Marais hospital when he crashed into a tree on the corners of Fred Nicholson Street and Lambert Lee Avenue.
He was declared dead on the scene by paramedics.
In an affidavit read out by Beyer’s legal representative, Amelia Ross she said that Beyers had “no intention to kill [Dobson]”. “I want to prove my innocence and clear my name,” she said.
“I have no intention to flee the country and I will, therefore, give my full cooperation to the police.”
Arthur said the family was “devastated” about bail being granted.
“If justice does not prevail, it will prevail in Heaven,” he said.
The investigating officer, Warrant Officer Lourens Badenhorst, said that the weapon used to stab Dobson was found in one of the bedrooms.
“I received a phone call about the accident scene and attended. Thereafter, I went out to the address where the couple stayed in Lambert Lee Avenue,” he said.
“It was only then I realised who the victim was.”
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