Cape Town Magistrate's Court Archives

Alleged child rapist Willem Breytenbach to appear in court, more charges expected

Willem Breytenbach, the former teacher and journalist who is accused of sexual abuse by several men, will appear in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on one charge of indecent assault and one of sexual assault. More charges were expected to be added. Breytenbach was released on R50 000 bail on December 5. In November last year, Johannesburg-based copywriter Deon Wiggett and News24 co-published a series of podcasts called […]

4 February 2020

Local

Bail application to determine if CT mom can attend murdered toddler’s funeral

A Cape Town mother will have to wait a week for her bail application to determine whether she will be able to attend the funeral of her youngest son. Abigail Ruiters, 30, and her boyfriend Ameeruddien Peters, 26, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday following the death of 18-month-old Jeremiah Ruiters. The couple were remanded in custody for a bail application on June 21. Ruiters’ father, Pastor […]

15 June 2017

Local

Van Breda in court on drug charges

Triple murder accused, Henri van Breda, is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Wednesday in connection with a drug possession charge. Twenty one-year-old van Breda appeared with his girlfriend last month and was granted bail of R1 000. His girlfriend got bail of R200. The case was postponed for further investigation. Van Breda is also a suspect in the brutal killings of three family members in […]

12 October 2016

Cape Town Magistrate’s Court

Alleged child rapist Willem Breytenbach to appear in court, more charges expected

Bail application to determine if CT mom can attend murdered toddler’s funeral

Van Breda in court on drug charges

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