All eyes will be on the bail application of alleged baby snatcher Karabo Tau in the Bellville Magistrate's Court today, where her lawyer is due to present evidence that she was in school on the day of the
kidnapping.
The 18-year-old Claremont High School learner is accused of abducting two-month-old Kwahlelwa Tiwane in Parow on January 16.
Her lawyer, Sulaiman Chotia, is expected to call on a schoolteacher to take the stand and testify that the accused was in class on the day of the incident.
The investigating officer last week told the court he stood by his evidence that the baby was last seen with the accused.
The mother of the missing baby, Asanda, 29, is also adamant that the learner abducted her baby boy last month.
'SCAMMED': Asanda with son
It is the mother’s version that the learner lured her to Parow, where she took one of her twin boys and disappeared.
According to the mother, the learner told her she was a social worker called Monica.
Meanwhile, Leon Fieties,
lawyer for co-accused Elly Kubunda, on Tuesday said he would be watching today’s proceedings closely.
He admitted that whatever
evidence was heard in the application, it would have a direct bearing on his client’s case.
DEFENCE: Karabo Tau claims she was 'at school'
Fieties added: “If evidence presented verifies that Tau was at school, then it will have an effect on my client’s case.”
Kubunda’s bail application will be heard next Wednesday and, according to Fieties, his client is not a flight risk and he will argue that his client will attend court proceedings.
Cape Argus