Man accused of threatening three women at Sandton restaurant gets R15k bail
Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyima has been released on R15,000 bail following charges of intimidation, assault, and fraud at a Sandton restaurant. The court imposed strict conditions, including a travel ban and a prohibition on contacting witnesses, as the case moves to the regional court.
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The case highlights legal proceedings regarding public safety and the judicial handling of violent intimidation charges in South Africa.
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A man accused of entering the women's toilets at a Sandton restaurant, demanding to photograph a witness and threatening three people with death, has been released on R15,000 bail.
NPA spokesman Kaizer Kganyago said Lawrence Chamurwa Mudzinganyama , 40, faced three counts of intimidation, three counts of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, three counts of crimen injuria and one count of fraud when he appeared in the Randburg Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
The charges related to an incident at Vlamo Restaurant in Sandton on September 18.
Kganyago said the state alleged Mudzinganyama walked into the women's powder room and demanded to take photographs of one of the witnesses.
The state further alleged he threatened three witnesses with violence and death.
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