Shebeshxt case postponed as defence challenges reinstated charges

Musician Lehlohonolo “Shebeshxt” Chauke’s attempted murder trial was postponed to September after his defence team said it needed time to consult with him on newly added charges and to challenge the state’s decision to revive several previously withdrawn cases.

State does not oppose defence’s constitutional rights According to the state’s representative, the prosecution “does not oppose the defence’s constitutional right” to submit representations to the DPP, while noting that the new charges meant “the accused and the defence require a reasonable time to study new allegations.“We regard them as proper counts for which the accused has to account in this court” in relation to counts one to four, he said, but indicated the defence intended to take the reinstated counts on review to the High Court.