Ricardo laid to rest as alleged shooter appears in court again
The day on which Ricardo Spies was laid to rest was also the day his alleged killer appeared in court.
eMalahleni mourns as Ricardo Spies is laid to rest.
Family and friends gathered at the NG Kerk Witbank-Suid earlier to bid farewell to the 27-year-old, whose death came as a shock.
In a moving celebration of life, his family and friends honoured his memory and the impact he made.
For those left behind, the tragedy is still deeply etched, and the pain is raw as they struggle to process their loss.
READ MORE Ricardo Spies passed away after the shooting yesterday
Spies was fatally wounded during an altercation that took place in the parking lot outside Hennie’s Witbank on June 21.
The man accused of shooting Ricardo Spies appeared in court today
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Despite all efforts from doctors, he died in hospital.
Tinus Oelofse appeared in the eMalahleni Magistrate’s Court this morning.
This was for the court to establish whether the firearm used to fatally shoot Spies had been sent for ballistic tests.
Oelofse, in his affidavit that was handed to the court by his attorney, Koos Harmse, said he was protecting himself when he was attacked after his partner allegedly nicked Spies’ vehicle with his vehicle’s door.
“I was attacked and severely injured. I begged them to stop and was again attacked,” he said in his affidavit.
The man accused of shooting Ricardo Spies was granted bail
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He was granted R5 000 bail on June 26.
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