William booth
Brackenfell teen linked to couple's murder referred to psychiatric hospital
A 37-year-old man and woman were found with gunshot wounds inside their home earlier this month.
The matter has been postponed until Monday, 17 January, for Wiliam Booth to come on record and for a new date to be set for a formal bail application.
Former President Jacob Zuma’s accused Advocate Billy Downer of bias, saying that he had no title to prosecute him and that the case against him was tainted.
Proceedings were postponed to next week Monday and all the accused except for Ricardo Morgan will remain in custody until then.
Modack and Anti-Gang Unit officer Ashley Tabisher appeared in the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court earlier on Monday morning.
The State has brought a long list of charges against suspected crime boss Nafiz Modack which include conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, kidnapping, intimidation, resisting arrest and reckless driving.
Nicolette Kinnear attended court proceedings of alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack at the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court on Monday.
Police Minister Bheki Cele was reacting to the weekend arrest of an elite unit officer who allegedly shared sensitive information with alleged underworld kingpin, Nafiz Modack.
Modack and two co-accused were arrested last week for their alleged involvement in the botched hit on defence attorney William Booth last April.
They arrested last week following high-level investigations by the Anti-Gang Unit, a national task team and a special task force.
Suspected underworld figure Nafiz Modack was arrested by the national task team following a high-speed chase in the Century City area on Wednesday.
Three people who confessed to being behind the failed hit on defense lawyer William Booth in April 2020 were sentenced yesterday.
The lawyer was shot at outside his Higgovale home in April last year, but his attackers missed.
Zane Kilian and four others were in the dock at the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning.
The State will not oppose bail for Kilian in the matter related to the attempted murder of Booth if his bail application in the murder of Detective Charl Kinnear is successful.
Kilian on Tuesday appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court in connection with the attempted murder of lawyer William Booth in April. He joined five other accused linked to the case.
Zane Kilian appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday in connection with the failed hit on lawyer William Booth at his Higgovale home in April.
Kilian, who was arrested for the assassination of police detective Charl Kinnear last month, now faces more charges relating to the failed hit on William Booth.
Zane Kilian was in a Bellville court on Monday for his alleged role the shooting of Kinnear outside his Bishop Lavis home in September.