Carel du Preez spent his second day in a row on the witness stand in the Gqeberha Magistrate's Court on Thursday.
The kidnapping trial of a Gqeberha biokineticist, Riana Pretorius, took a dramatic turn in court on Thursday when the defence accused her ex-boyfriend of being in cahoots with the victim to"extort money". Carel du Preez, who spent his second day in a row on the witness stand in the Gqeberha Magistrate's Court on Thursday, did not take kindly to the accusation.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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