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[Watch] Alleged Islamophobic attack: Durban murder accused awaits report
Murder accused Grayson Beare from Glenmore, Durban, made a brief appearance today in the local magistrate's court, where the matter was remanded while the court awaits his assessment report from Fort Napier Hospital.
Berea Mail reports that Beare, who stands accused of killing Halima Hoosen-Preston and attempting to murder her son and husband on June 2, 2024, was recently released from Fort Napier Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, where he was undergoing assessment for fitness to stand trial.
State Prosecutor Calvin Govender told the court that Beare had 'been released just the other day' and that they were still awaiting a medical report to determine whether he was of sound mind when Hoosen-Preston was killed and her 14-year-old son and husband were repeatedly stabbed.
As the magistrate told a dishevelled-looking Beare that he would be remanded back to Westville Prison, he acknowledged the order in a quiet voice before making his way back down to the cells below the court.
Members of United for Palestine, who were in court, said they would not back down in pursuing justice for Hoosen-Preston.
'As Palestine and social justice activists, we will follow the matter till the very end,' said Member of Parliament and United for Palestine secretary-general Imraan Subrathie, who was accompanied by the organisation's president, Abdool Valodia.
Subrathie said they were not surprised that the court was not yet in possession of the report. 'We consulted with a legal expert who told us that this was normal in murder cases, especially one as high profile as this. We will patiently wait until June 13. We are hopeful that the court will find Grayson Beare fit to stand trial for the murder of Halima Hoosen-Preston.'
Beare, who faces one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder, will be back at the Durban Magistrate's Court on June 13 when he will find out whether he is fit to stand trial for the murder of Hoosen-Preston.
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