Rameez Patel back in court today
Local businessman, Rameez Patel, who stands accused of murdering his wife, Fatima, will appear in the Polokwane magistrate’s court on Tuesday 7 July (today).
POLOKWANE – Local businessman, Rameez Patel, who stands accused of murdering his wife, Fatima, will appear in the Polokwane magistrate’s court on Tuesday 7 July (today).
At his last court appearance Rameez Patel, was granted bail of R250 000.
Magistrate Mohamed Shaik summarised the evidence before court and what happened during the lengthy hearing and said there were no signs of Patel trying to flee during the time he was not yet arrested. Shaik said the police statement was incomplete and there were many questions surrounding the witness accounts given.
Patel was released on certain conditions;
- He must report to the Westenburg police station three times a day while he is on bail.
- He is not to leave his place of residence without written permission of the investigating officer, Const David Nkuna, unless it is for the purpose of taking his son to school, going to work or reporting to the police station.
- Patel is to live with his parents, Firoz and Mehjabeen during his bail period.
- He is to refrain from contacting witnesses, the names of whom would have been supplied to him by the court.
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