{
  "id": 14635064,
  "title": "Sibiya bail hearing continues as State fights his release over rape, grooming charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/sibiya-bail-hearing-continues-as-state-fights-his-release-over-rape",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T06:34:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-15-sibiya-bail-hearing-continues-as-state-fights-his-release-over-rape-grooming-charges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Randburg Magistrates’ Court is expected to hear further arguments on Thursday in former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s bail application, which has entered its third week amid allegations of rape and sexual grooming.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}