KWAITO star Brickz is a liar who is likely to intimidate witnesses in the rape case against him.
This was the finding of the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court, which yesterday denied the 32-year-old bail after he was charged last month with raping a 17-year-old girl in March.
However, the star, whose real name is Sipho Charles Ndlovu, wasn’t deterred and his lawyer Isaac Mokgobi confirmed his client was planning to appeal the ruling in the high court.
Since his arrest on November 1, Brickz’s attempt to secure bail was scuppered by several postponements.
During yesterday’s ruling, magistrate Piet Kotze found Brickz didn’t deserve bail as he “blatantly lied” to the court and was likely to intimidate witnesses.
Kotze referred to Brickz’ affidavit, which was read out to the court, in which he said he had no prior convictions or outstanding warrants against him.
But, the court heard the kwaito star had been convicted for possession of cocaine in 2007.
Kotze rejected Brickz’s claim he had signed an admission of guilt rather than being convicted of the crime as a “blatant lie”.
He also found Brickz was likely to interfere with the witnesses in his case if released on bail.
The prosecution had argued Brickz was likely to intimidate his accuser and Nqobile Ndlovu – who claims to be his wife, despite his denials. The prosecution claimed Brickz had threatened to kill the teenager and had ordered Ndlovu to drop the charges against him after she reported alleged rape incident to police.
Kotze found the evidence supported these claims, including a police report following a 10111 callout to Brickz’s Randburg, Johannesburg, house.
The officer who responded to the distress call earlier told the court that he had found Brickz, Ndlovu and two teenage girls at the house, including the alleged rape victim, who was crying.
Kotze found there was nothing to back up Brickz’s claim the “state’s
the case against me is weak”.
“He did not provide evidence to satisfy the court the interests of justice permit his release,” the magistrate held, adding: “The court cannot ignore the fact that is not dealing here with an unsophisticated man from a rural area.”
After denying him bail, the court postponed the case to December for further investigation.
After hearing the verdict, some of Brickz’s family and fans, who filled the court, burst into tears.
Brickz denied bail in rape case, court brands him a liar
This was the finding of the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court, which yesterday denied the 32-year-old bail after he was charged last month with raping a 17-year-old girl in March.
However, the star, whose real name is Sipho Charles Ndlovu, wasn’t deterred and his lawyer Isaac Mokgobi confirmed his client was planning to appeal the ruling in the high court.
Since his arrest on November 1, Brickz’s attempt to secure bail was scuppered by several postponements.
During yesterday’s ruling, magistrate Piet Kotze found Brickz didn’t deserve bail as he “blatantly lied” to the court and was likely to intimidate witnesses.
Kotze referred to Brickz’ affidavit, which was read out to the court, in which he said he had no prior convictions or outstanding warrants against him.
But, the court heard the kwaito star had been convicted for possession of cocaine in 2007.
Kotze rejected Brickz’s claim he had signed an admission of guilt rather than being convicted of the crime as a “blatant lie”.
He also found Brickz was likely to interfere with the witnesses in his case if released on bail.
The prosecution had argued Brickz was likely to intimidate his accuser and Nqobile Ndlovu – who claims to be his wife, despite his denials. The prosecution claimed Brickz had threatened to kill the teenager and had ordered Ndlovu to drop the charges against him after she reported alleged rape incident to police.
Kotze found the evidence supported these claims, including a police report following a 10111 callout to Brickz’s Randburg, Johannesburg, house.
The officer who responded to the distress call earlier told the court that he had found Brickz, Ndlovu and two teenage girls at the house, including the alleged rape victim, who was crying.
Kotze found there was nothing to back up Brickz’s claim the “state’s
the case against me is weak”.
“He did not provide evidence to satisfy the court the interests of justice permit his release,” the magistrate held, adding: “The court cannot ignore the fact that is not dealing here with an unsophisticated man from a rural area.”
After denying him bail, the court postponed the case to December for further investigation.
After hearing the verdict, some of Brickz’s family and fans, who filled the court, burst into tears.
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