Court reserves judgment to 5 August as state and defence clash over new evidence. Child’s birth and case transfer also debatedOn the birth of Chauke’s child during his detention, defence resisted the comparison to the earlier pregnancy disclosure. Defence also raised concerns about the magistrate who signed Chauke’s original arrest warrant later presiding over his bail hearing. R100 000 bail offer confirmed, judgment set for next weekWhen questioned by the judge, the defence confirmed Chauke’s family and friends could support bail. The court confirmed the case has separately been postponed to 10 September 2026 in the regional court for further representations, before judgment on the bail appeal is handed down on 5 August.