Turnbull’s bail conditions relaxed

The Randburg magistrate’s court has relaxed the bail conditions of alleged woman-beater Andrew Turnbull.

He is out on R10‚000 bail after being charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend‚ Chere Gray.

Turnbull’s original bail conditions stated that he was not to contact the complainant‚ her family or ex-husband and his family.

He was not allowed to leave the Eastern Cape‚ except to attend court and was to report to the police daily.

His lawyer, Nardus Grove, asked the court on Tuesday to relax those bail conditions‚ allowing him to report to the Port Alfred police station twice a week instead of daily and let him travel in the Eastern Cape.

“He needs to travel outside Port Alfred to do business.

“I ask that he be allowed to travel in the Eastern Cape. He doesn’t need to leave the province‚” said Grove.

Turnbull and his father mostly do business outside of Port Alfred.

The court ruled that Turnbull could report to the Port Alfred police station three days a week.

It also agreed that he be allowed to travel between Port Elizabeth and East London. Turnbull’s request to report at police stations in these two towns was dismissed.

A video played in court earlier showed Gray in a chokehold before being tossed aside by Turnbull.

His case was postponed to November.