Dr Nandipha appears in one of her court appearances. Image: via X/ @Am_Blujay.
Another legal blow for disgraced Dr Nandipha Magudumana
It looks like Dr Nandipha Magudumana should start settling in jail as she has suffered yet another legal blow.
Dr Nandipha appears in one of her court appearances. Image: via X/ @Am_Blujay.
The Free State High Court has dimissed disgraced celebrity doctor Nandipha Magudumana’s bail appeal.
The ruling was made on Tuesday, 7 November.
DR NANDIPHA MAGUDUMANA LOSES BAIL APPEAL
On Tuesday acting judge Melissa Jordaan said she did not find any error in the lower court’s decision and that it was a good decision.
In September this year, Free State Magistrate Estelle de Lange denied Magudumana bail saying she is a flight risk capable of facilitating another escape.
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Delivering the judgement, the Magistrate said evidence indicates that Magudumana is a flight risk and that bail conditions will not be enough to make her stand her trial. If she is released, she will have more means to help her lover Bester escape and could facilitate another escape if she wants to.
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De Lange said Magudumana did not satisfy the court that her release on bail was in the interest of justice.
“When she left, she knew she wouldn’t come back. The evidence points that she left the country voluntarily. I find she is definitely a flight risk, and there are no bail conditions to limit this risk. She didn’t satisfy the court that she should be released. Therefore, the bail application is refused,” she said.
