Arsonist�s bail conditions relaxed

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LOBATSE: A 24-year-old Beetsha man, Helman Coster who is yet to face trial in a case in which he is charged with burglary and theft, arson and malicious damage to property worth more than P3million, will now be admitted to a free bail instead of the initial P5,000 cash bail.

The accused made his plea to have his bail conditions varied before senior magistrate William Modise yesterday. In the case, Coster is alleged to have on the night of July 6, 2017 broken into a farm office at Betta Beef Farms in Lobatse and stole a computer and an iPad worth P20,000. On count two, the accused is alleged to have intentionally set a farm house worth P2.9 million on fire before proceeding to damage other farm property worth P600,000. The police said P15,000 and R1,500 notes were also destroyed during the fire.

The accused said he could not meet the bail conditions because they were unfavourable. “The prosecution brought the case before court and they are the ones who suggested that I may be given bail. I have been granted bail but, I cannot manage to meet its conditions because I am unemployed. “The conditions are not considerate to my situation. I cannot be able to source P5,000 for myself and for my sureties. Trial will commence very soon, but I have not been able to secure an attorney.

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