Durban - The man accused of beating a Phoenix call centre employee to death with a baseball bat was granted bail on Tuesday in the Verulam Magistrate's Court.
Castello Govender, 29, a storeman, was charged with murder following the death of Christopher Padayachee, 33, on November 5.
Govender was arrested on November 8 and remanded in police custody.
Govender is alleged to have bludgeoned Padayachee of Sunford, Phoenix to death with a baseball bat near the Stanmore Park in Phoenix.
A day before his death, Padayachee visited a local tavern and when he failed to return home, his family notified the police.
Residents had heard screams coming from the vicinity of the Stanmore Swimming Pool and saw a group of men fleeing the scene.
Govender's face was swollen and his head was covered in blood. A broken and blood-stained wooden baseball bat was found near his body.
The accused was arrested four days later in Verulam by Phoenix SAPS detectives Warrant Officer PJ Moodley and Sergeant TT Ndonyel.