Prominent businessman Robert Evans (58) has been denied bail two months after his arrest for the alleged premeditated murder of his girlfriend, Vanessa van Rensburg (36).

The bail application took place at the Humansdorp Magistrates’ Court.

Van Rensburg, a mother of two minor children and an employee at the business co-owned by Evans, was tragically discovered lifeless at his holiday home in Oyster Bay on Easter Sunday,  April 20.

Reports from law enforcement indicate that she had succumbed to multiple injuries.

Prosecutor Bianca Burger was resolute in her opposition to Evans’s bail bid, arguing that his financial resources present a substantial flight risk.

During the proceedings, she highlighted several inconsistencies in Evans’s account of the events leading up to Van Rensburg’s death.

In a strategic move to counter his claims of undue hardship should he remain in custody, Burger pointed out efforts by Evans to exaggerate his involvement in the company and misrepresent the potential repercussions for the business.

The court ultimately sided with the prosecution, stating that Evans failed to demonstrate any exceptional circumstances that would warrant his release on bail.

The matter has been remanded to August 18 for further investigations.

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