Desiree Liebenberg's bail appeal rejected by court

TURNED DOWN

- ZELDA VENTER

IN YET another blow for Desiree (Dezzi) Liebenberg, wife of diamond dealer Louis Liebenberg, the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, turned down her appeal bid against the earlier refusal to grant her bail.

The Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court in November refused her bail as it found that she is a flight risk. The lower court also found that she did not play open cards about where she would stay if she was granted bail.

On Friday, Judge Mashudu Munzhelele found that the magistrate did not err in refusing bail for Dezzi. Apart from the fact that it is still vague as to which address she will reside if she was to be released, the judge also found that the State had a strong case against her.