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Lawyer Thubelihle Sbonakaliso Mpisi, accused of killing and setting alight the body of his girlfriend Mahlako Rabalao, is struggling to pay for a private attorney for his pretrial court hearing.
Mpisi appeared in the Johannesburg high court on Friday but the case was postponed because he had no legal representation. He had first appeared in the high court in March and had the same problem.
On Friday, the court heard that Paul T Leisher and Associates withdrew their services due to lack of funds. During his previous appearances in the Alexandra magistrate's court he was represented by different private attorneys.
Mpisi asked the court to give him more time to sort out his legal representation as the law firm indicated it was willing to represent him if funds could be made available. Mpisi did not ask Legal Aid South Africa to take over.
