Hillary Gardee murder suspects are back in court to bid for bail. A fourth suspect has also been arrested.
Picture File: Hillary Gardee's alleged killers Sipho Mkhatshwa, Philemon Lukhele and Albert Gama appearing before the Nelspruit Magistrates' Court. Photo: Twitter
Two of the suspects accused of the murder of Hillary Gardee are expected to continue with their bid for bail on Tuesday, in the Nelspruit Magistrates’ Court.Philemon Lukhele and Albert Gama will appear in court after their bail hearing was previously postponed at least twice due to court logistics. The National Prosecuting Authority is opposing the pair’s bail application, arguing that it has a strong case against them.Lukhele, Gama and Sipho Mkhatshwa are facing charges of murder, rape, conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping and possession of illegal firearms in connection with Gardee’s murder.Police recently arrested a fourth suspect in connection with Gardee’s murder.
Nkuna appeared in the Delmas Magistrates’ Court in Mpumalanga on Monday, where he abandoned his bail application.Gardee went missing at the Nelspruit Plaza on 29 April. It is believed she was kidnapped as she made her way to a nearby taxi rank – which is metres away from the Nelspruit Police Station.
The 28-year-old was found on 3 May, in a timber plantation about 40km outside Mbombela, days after she was reported missing.
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