Circumstantial evidence links artist murder suspects

Pretoria - Circumstantial evidence was all that linked six men accused of the murder of well known artist Cornelius Bosch, the Pretoria North Magistrate's Court was told on Wednesday.

Asked by Magistrate Bernard Swart what the nature of the State's case against the six men was, prosecutor Hanna Conradie said: "They are connected by virtue of circumstantial evidence, Your Honour."

Bosch was reported missing from his Kameeldrift home on February 24.

His charred remains were later found in the veld about 8km away. He was identified by dental records.

Bail was not opposed by the State, and five of the men - Schabir Mohammed, Abraham Rabie, Delgado Swartz, Lowan Lottering and Lee Maggie - were granted bail of R2 000 while Christoffel Potgieter was granted bail of R10 000.

Each of the six men were ordered to hand in their passports and to report to the respective police stations nearest their homes. They were also ordered not to leave Gauteng without informing the investigating officer.

The case was postponed to May 30 for further investigation.

The magistrate also ordered that the media could not publish any photographs of the six men.