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The trial against a Gqeberha woman, who allegedly hired hitmen to kill her ex-husband will be held in the city's High Court.
When the case against Ethel Noqekwa, 47, resumed in the New Brighton Magistrate's Court on Monday, she was informed that the Director of Public Prosecutions had decided to move the trial to a higher court.
Noqekwa has been charged with the murder of doctor Bantu Noqekwa, 56.
He was shot execution-style at his surgery in Zwide in May last year.
Ethel allegedly plotted his demise with the assistance of a middleman, who has since turned state witness.
The court previously heard that her son was let in on the murder plot as he was the executor of the deceased's estate, which meant he would have to release the hitmen's compensation.
The couple's firstborn was allegedly in agreement with his mother.
Ethel was released on bail in the Gqeberha High Court in December last year on appeal when a Judge overturned the decision of a New Brighton Magistrate who had denied her bail.
Her four co-accused, Andile Jongi, Siyabulela Gcayiya, Athule Mtyobile, and Mphumzi Ndzimela, are still in custody, pending the finalisation of the trial.
The case was remanded to 11 November.
