PLETTENBERG BAY NEWSFLASH - Plettenberg Bay residents as well as family and friends of murdered hospice nurse Penny Cumming could barely contain their outrage when the man – accused of raping and killing the 63-year-old Schoongezicht Country Estate resident last month – told the court he wanted to be released on bail to open a take-away shop in Qolweni and help drug addicted children clean up their act.
Those gathered in the packed gallery further murmured their horror when the suspect said he was willing to pay R1000 for his freedom.
This did however not happen as he was denied bail in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate’s Court on 21 February.
During his time in the witness stand, the 30-year-old suspect, calmly and confidently told the court of his chequered past including run-ins with the law, including theft and domestic violence, and drug abuse.
The suspect, who cannot be named before he has pleaded, was arrested on 30 January – where he was allegedly hiding near a school in Kwanokuthula – following the grisly discovery on January 29.
Cumming’s naked and bruised body was found on the floor of her home by a friend.
Her home was ransacked and her Volvo SUV was missing.
The vehicle, which was partially destroyed, was found near Nekkies in Knysna later that day.
Read the full story in Thursday's Knysna-Plett Herald as well as online, to hear the cold-blooded testimony of the accused.
Read previous articles:
- Estate murder: Residents gather at court
- Plett estate murder: Community in shock
- Estate murder: Community to stand together
- Plett estate murder: Man arrested
- Update: Woman murdered at upmarket estate
- Woman murdered at upmarket Plett estate
ARTICLE: YOLANDÉ STANDER, KNYSNSA-PLETT HERALD CORRESPONDENT
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