BRACKENHAM pensioner, Govindama Moodley (69) who was charged with possession of drugs and suspected stolen property in March 2013 was granted a stay of prosecution last week, bringing the trial to a halt.
After the arguments were heard in the Richards Bay Magistrates Court last week, the matter was struck off the court roll.
A stay of proceedings is a ruling by the court in civil and criminal procedure, halting further legal process in a trial, but the court can at a later stage lift the stay and resume proceedings.
Moodley was released on R8 000 bail, following her arrest at her Cibotium Street home in Brackenham on 1 March 2013 where she was reportedly found in possession of five blocks of cocaine, 10 mandrax tablets, a bucket of dagga and stolen property including cell phones and jewellery.
In an affidavit, read by her attorney, Moodley denied the possession charges and said it was a ploy by police to falsely implicate her.
She further indicated she is a diabetic, suffers from high blood pressure and is in poor health after amputation of her leg.
She added that she runs a home industry business and has two people in her employment
Though she has no pending cases, she has four drug related convictions.
