Man asks State to withdraw charges against his wife who is accused of his attempted murder, court hears

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A Durban man asked prosecutors to withdraw charges against his wife, who is accused of his attempted murder along with three other women. But the prosecution refused to do so.

This was the claim which attempted murder-accused Sandra Govender, 53, made in the Verulam Magistrate's Court on Friday when she was granted R3 000 bail.

Magistrate Rajesh Parshotam also released her co-accused, Kwanele Mbebe, 42, Nomfundo Ntape, 52 and Zandile Ntombi, 38, on R1 500 bail each.

They face charges of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly attempting to kill Govender's husband of more than 20 years.

They were arrested shortly after Govender and her co-accused allegedly attacked her 62-year-old husband Rajen.