THE four men who are charged with the murder of Luke Edwards appeared briefly in the Umlazi Magistrates’ Court on August 19 before their case was postponed.

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JP van Niekerk, Lloyd Ramsbottom, Banele Mseleku, and Njabulo Dlamini, who were patients at the Tetelestai Recovery Centre (TRC) in Winklespruit, are accused of murdering Edwards (32), who was also a patient at the same facility in April.

According to TRC, he was found dead in the yard of a nearby old-age home after having absconded from the facility a few hours earlier. His last moments alive were captured by a CCTV camera at the old age home’s gate, where he could be seen talking to a security guard at 01:30. By daybreak, he was dead inside the facility.

The four men were arrested later that month, and after several court appearances, they were released on bail of R2000 each on July 9. All four maintain their innocence, claiming no involvement in Edwards’ death.

The matter was postponed to September 16. All four accused remain out on bail.

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