Ntuthuko Shoba is accused of the premeditated murder of Pule who was found hanging from a tree in Roodepoort in June last year.
Ntuthuko Shoba is accused of the premeditated murder of Pule, who was found hanging from a tree in June last year.
He’s accused of the premeditated murder of his girlfriend who was found hanging from a tree in June last year.
Shoba’s third bail bid was dealt a blow in the High Court in Johannesburg earlier on Wednesday.
Ntuthuko Shoba is accused of the premeditated murder of Pule, who was eight months pregnant and was found hanging from a tree in June last year.
Ntuthuko Shoba has applied for bail for the third time, once again pleading with the court to release him.
Shoba's previous bail applications failed claiming his alleged accomplice who is currently serving a 20-year jail term has been threatening him from prison.
This was Ntuthuko Shoba’s third attempt at bail after he failed in May, with the magistrate saying that it was not in the interest of justice to release him.
Nthutuko Shoba is accused of being the mastermind behind Tshegofatso Pule's murder.
Tshegofatso Pule's family held a remembrance ceremony on 6 June 2021 under the tree where her body was found a little over a year ago in Durban Deep, near Soweto after she was murdered. One of the people who found Pule’s body explained the gruesome nature of what he saw on that day. #TshegofatsoPule #GBV #GenderBasedViolence
It was an emotional gathering on Sunday as family, friends and members of the community converged.
4 June 2020 marks a year since heavily pregnant 28-year-old Tshegofatso Pule was last seen by her family. Days later, she was found dead, hanging from a tree in Johannesburg. Eyewitness News spoke to Pule’s family who shared their memories as well as their sadness and anger. #TshegofatsoPule #GBV
On 4 June 2020, an eight-month pregnant Tshegofatso Pule went missing and a few days later police found her body hanging from a tree in Roodepoort.
Shoba has been charged with premeditated murder after the man who confessed to killing a pregnant Tshegofatso Pule turned state witness.
The High Court in Johannesburg has set down the matter to begin in October.
His lawyer told the Roodepoort Magistrates Court on Tuesday he is withdrawing from the case.
As the alleged mastermind behind Tshegofatso Pule's murder, Ntuthuko Shoba, prepares for the beginning of his trial, his lawyer has told the Roodepoort Magistrates Court that he was withdrawing from the case.
Shoba appeared in court last week where he applied for a transfer to the Krugersdorp police station.
