Bail applications by the couple linked to the murder of former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag and conspiracy to kill another man are expected to be heard next week.
Rudolf Cornelius “Rudi” Lubbe and Shantelle Oosthuizen sat silently about a metre apart in the Pretoria magistrate’s court on Wednesday. While she wore a grey track hoodie, he wore a dark suit.
According to the charge sheet, the duo allegedly conspired with Freitag to kill Louis Gerhardus Harmse, to whom Oosthuizen had become engaged after previously dating Lubbe. Harmse was assaulted with a brick on June 13 but survived.
Weeks later, Freitag was shot and stabbed to death. Police investigations began after the July 1 discovery of Freitag’s body near a Pretoria cemetery and warrants of arrest were issued for the duo. They were arrested after being found at a guest house in Sabie, Mpumalanga, on July 16.