JUST IN: Officer appears in court for Shelly Beach pub murder
The case is set down for bail application later this month.
Darren Govender (37) appeared briefly in the Port Shepstone District Court earlier today (February 14).
Govender, who was an assistant superintendent law enforcement officer for Ray Nkonyeni Municipality, faces three charges: premeditated murder, assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and reckless use of a firearm in public.
He handed himself over to police on Wednesday night after the incident in which businessman Brad Hughes (54) was shot and killed at a pub in Shelly Beach.
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The case was postponed to later this month for a formal bail application.
He was represented by attorney Sharlene Govender who told the court that attorney Carl van der Merwe will be handling the bail application.
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