Coffin assault accused abandons bail application
The two white men who filmed themselves forcing a black man into a coffin will remain behind bars until their next court appearance on 25 January 2017.
Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins Jackson made a brief appearance in the Middelburg Magistrates Court where they abandoned their bail application.
"The case is now postponed to 25 January 2017 for further investigation. You will both be kept in custody until then," says the Magistrate.
Charges against the accused were brought by the EFF in Mpumalanga, on behalf of Victor Mlotshwa after a video of the alleged assault went viral.
#CoffinAssault The two accused sitting on the steps - we wait to start.
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