Garden Route artist Bevan van Druten during his previous appearance

Murder accused Bevan van Druten has hired the advocate who got televangelist Timothy Omotoso acquitted of dozens of rape and human trafficking charges.

Advocate Peter Daubermann came on record for Van Druten at the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, with the Legal Aid attorney who had been handling the case withdrawing.

Van Druten, 53, stands accused of murdering his girlfriend, former Plettenberg Bay detective Anneke "Nicky" van Heerden.

"I came on record for Van Druten and the legal aid attorney withdrew," Daubermann told IOL.