Incarceration will risk 3 000 jobs, says accused
The Govender brothers, from left, Ferrel and Darren, during their bail application in Durban Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. Picture: Nadia KhanIn their bid for bail, two brothers accused of killing Mount Edgecombe businessman, Shailen Singh, told the court they had not been identified as the shooter by a single eyewitness during the identification parade and this warranted their release.
On Tuesday, Ferrel, in his affidavit, read out by his attorney Ravindra Maniklall, said: “The identification parade was held by the police for the single eye-witness to the murder to identify whether I was present on the scene of the shooting of the deceased or whether he witnessed me shooting the deceased.
“The eyewitness who did not make a positive identification implicating me in the murder he witnessed significantly diminishes the strength of the State’s case against me.” Ferrel said in his absence the police searched his home without a search warrant on December 31, 2024. “I am integrally involved in the daily lives and education of my children from their formal schooling to extra-curricular activities. We have a strong bond and they share residence with both their mother and myself,” he said.
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