Convicted killer artist wants bail to sort life out before sentencing
29 March 2017
Cape Town - Valuable artworks, an art studio in Cape Town, a young daughter in England, and a gluten allergy.
These were some of the reasons convicted killer Zwelethu Mthethwa gave on Wednesday for arguing why he needed to be released from custody pending his sentencing.
After being convicted two weeks ago for killing sex worker Nokuphila Kumalo in 2015, the Western Cape High Court revoked his R100 000 bail and sent the smartly dressed 57-year-old to Pollsmoor Prison.
On Wednesday, his lawyer William Booth brought an application to release him on bail, arguing he was not a flight risk.