/ 22 November 2007

Third person in Beuthin case hands himself in

A third person wanted in connection with a kidnapping case for which paroled former bouncer Gary Beuthin and his girlfriend were arrested, handed himself over to police on Thursday morning.

Superintendent Eugene Opperman said the three were expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

They would face charges of attempted murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, illegal pointing of a firearm and possession of a firearm.

It is alleged that Beuthin, his girlfriend and another man, assaulted a 43-year-old man in Wendywood last Friday.

They allegedly assaulted the man with a baseball bat, took his watch and cash and took him to Morningside.

The man was admitted to hospital and had to undergo surgery on his legs and arms.

Beuthin was jailed for 25 years in 1993 for kidnapping and assaulting his former girlfriend.

He was released on parole in July after serving 15-years of his sentence. – Sapa