Ebrahim had told the court that his track record should be used to grant him bail.
“I have been coming to court time and time again and have not run away,” he said.
Pillay, however, rebutted Ebrahim’s submission, saying he had nothing to lose now that he was facing a murder charge — which made him more likely to flee.
Earlier in the day, Pillay and Ebrahim butted heads due to Ebrahim’s “evasive answers” during cross-examination.
Pillay had put it to him that he kidnapped Miguel because he had been rejected by Raylene.
Ebrahim had worked with Raylene at a butchery, and earlier told the court that he had stayed at the Louw home the night before Miguel’s disappearance. He also claimed that he had taken Miguel to get food from a KFC outlet before boarding a taxi and heading home.
“I met him at the robot and told him that there was no food at home so I took him to KFC because he was hungry,” he said.