Retired Cape Town doctor Cyril Karabus is "on edge" and said to be extremely depressed after another court delay in his United Arab Emirates (UAE) trial, the Cape Argus reported on Wednesday.

"We had been told by our lawyers that the prosecution wasn't keen on pursuing this. But then the judge ruled, out of the blue, that the medical translator was not present and so postponed the matter until April 23," lawyer Michael Bagraim said.

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