Garden Route artist appears in court over murder charge

Artist Bevan van Druten Faces Murder Charges In Ex-Cop's Death

True crime certainly isn't confined to the USA, Canada and Europe and this week, the focus sits on Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route in the Western Cape in South Africa. There, an artist, Bevan van Druten, faces charges of the murder of a former police detective. Read on for more details. Plett

Garden Route artist appears in court over murder charge

A well-known Garden Route artist, Bevan van Druten (53) appeared briefly in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday after police arrested him in connection with the death of Nicky van Heerden, reports Cape {town} Etc. According to The Herald, the arrest followed the discovery of Van Heerden’s body near the Keurbooms River on the night of 18 January, which has left the seaside town shocked. Picture: Social Media Newsroom ZA states tha…