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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Murder accused Johnny Baartman who allegedly killed his ex-wife Desiree, has not yet received a bed at Fort England Psychiatric Hospital in Makhanda for his 30-day observation, the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court heard on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Baartman was arrested last month after Desiree disappeared from the home they still shared in Bethelsdorp on 9 June.<\/p>\n

Her body was discovered days later, on 20 June, in a 3.7-metre deep stormwater drain in Jagtersvlakte after the 59-year-old accused pointed it out to police.<\/p>\n

During a previous court appearance, the court heard that Baartman confessed to the district surgeon that he killed his ex-wife. The court ordered him to see the district surgeon after his arrest, after he allegedly attempted suicide by slitting his wrists.<\/p>\n

According to the district surgeon’s report, Baartman did not plan the murder but said it happened on the “spur of the moment” and that “she provoked him.”<\/p>\n

The district surgeon also recommended that Baartman be assessed by a psychiatrist.<\/p>\n

On 27 June, the court ruled that Baartman undergo a 30-day psychiatric evaluation at Fort England Psychiatric Hospital.<\/p>\n

When he appeared in court on Thursday, prosecutor Melani Hammett told the court that Baartman was still waiting for a bed.<\/p>\n

Hammett said she had sent the report in Baartman’s case to Fort England but was still waiting to find out when a bed would become available.<\/p>\n

“No date for a bed has been made available and we are still awaiting for correspondence from Fort England about bed availability,” she said.<\/p>\n

The matter was postponed to 17 August to give the facility a chance to secure a bed for him.<\/p>\n

Baartman, dressed in a green jacket, dark jeans and a blue mask covering his mouth and nose, turned his head to the people seated in the public gallery for the very first time since he started appearing in court.<\/p>\n

His brother and a family friend were among them.<\/p>\n

Before exiting the courtroom to the holding cells, he made a “call me” and the family friend nodded in response before leaving.<\/p>\n

Baartman’s two children were not present.<\/p>\n

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