By Thapelo Molefe
The case against a 37-year-old man accused of masterminding the murder of Democratic Alliance (DA) by-election candidate Sinovuyo Dyokwe has been postponed to 3 August after his lawyer alleged he was assaulted while in police custody.
The accused appeared briefly in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Monday on charges of premeditated murder and extortion.
Dyokwe, 48, was shot dead on 20 June in Du Noon while returning home from a voter registration event ahead of a by-election. Police said preliminary investigations indicated she had allegedly been subjected to extortion and forced to pay protection money before she was killed.
The matter was postponed for seven days to allow the accused to undergo a medical assessment in custody after his legal representative alleged he had been assaulted by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS).
The State did not oppose the postponement.
The delay will also
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