A decision has been made in the case involving former Orlando Pirates defender Patrick Phungwayo.
Phungwayo had been confirmed to have been arrested last week in connection with a couple of illegal acts which include vehicle hijacking and being in possession of stolen property.
The news of the player being involved and arrested for criminal activities soon made the rounds and spread like wildfire on social media. The identity of the player was initially concealed from the media, but did not take long for the rumours to go around claiming it was Phungwayo.
He was summoned to court for an appearance on Monday where it was decided that he will remain behind bars until his formal bail application on Tuesday. He was granted bail of R5,000 by the Johannesburg Magistrate Court. Phungwayo is still expected to come back to court as the case continues, but a date for this particular date has not yet been established.
Speaking to the same publication, a close friend of Phungwayo, Joe Seanego explains that the former left back’s case has even been moved from a stage 5 charge to a stage 1 charge, which can only be an advantage to him. Seanego then also confirmed the news of Phungwayo’s case.
“Yes the boy (Phungwayo) is out, we are busy paying his R5000 bail as we speak, At the moment we are still in court, as they are still going to inform us on when he is expected to appear in court again,” said Seanego.
Two hijacked cars were found at Phungwayo’s home by people only know to him, however he claims to have no knowledge of any criminal activity.
