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Another delay in bail proceedings for man linked to ‘heinous' knife attack
Bail proceedings for a man charged with killing a 'pro-Palestine' Durban woman, Hoosen Preston, at her Glenmore home in June 2024, were delayed in the Durban magistrate's court on Friday.
The woman died and her husband and son, who were stabbed more than a dozen times, were seriously wounded. A fourth member of the family, a teenager, was unharmed.
Grayson Beare, 44, adopted son of businessman Julian Beare, was arrested moments after the murder.
A month after the arrest, bail proceedings stood down after the defence requested a mental health assessment.
On Friday senior prosecutor Calvin Govender said no bail was fixed for the accused. He said the medical report from the Fort Napier hospital was pending.
'I have discussed the issue with the defence. The medical report is pending. I have taken the e-mail address of the defence and as soon as I get more information from the director of public prosecutions I will forward it to the defence,' said Govender.
