Speaking a day before Kilian was due to appear in the Bellville Regional Court on Friday 27 November to apply for bail, Kinnear’s widow said she would not attend the application.
Shortly after Kilian’s arrest for the murder of Kinnear on 18 September outside the police officer’s home at 10 Gearing Road, Bishop Lavis in Cape Town, the state indicated it would oppose bail. Pivotal to the state’s strategy during the bail application will be to persuade the court that Kilian is a flight risk who faces a count of murder for which, if found guilty, he could get a life sentence.
The pain and suffering inflicted on Kinnear’s family after his assassination will be another avenue the state will explore to deny Kilian bail. “Important factors to be taken into account are whether his release on bail would lead to public disorder or undermine a sense of peace and security amongst members of the public, that the accused will not interfere or contact any of the State’s witnesses or dispose of any evidentiary material that may be used in the prosecution of this matter and that he is willing to submit to all bail conditions as imposed by the court.
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