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Eden Park murder accused’s matter set down for pretrial

Eden Park mother, Joanne Swartbooi, is expected to reappear before the Johannesburg High Court on March 14.

A week after appearing in the Johannesburg High Court, murder accused Joanne Swartbooi briefly appeared again on March 6.

Her matter was previously set down for legal representation and has since seen another postponement to March 14.

During her appearance, legal representation was placed on record and the State adjourned her matter to secure a docket and for pretrial.

Swartbooi faces charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice after being accused of killing her boyfriend, Timothy Jacobs, with a baseball bat and burning his body.

She remains in custody after being denied bail on a previous occasion.

ALSO READ: Eden Park murder accused is without a lawyer

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