KNYSNA NEWS - Murder accused Mervyn Bock appeared briefly in the Knysna Magistrate’s Court on 3 July, where the case was postponed to 5 August pending the transfer of the matter to the high court.
Bock, who was previously denied bail, was remanded in custody until the case resumes next month.
He stands accused of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Velia Strydom, whose decomposed body was found discarded near the Red Bridge just outside Knysna on 12 December 2025.
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