Court grants bail to Mboro in school assault case
Self-proclaimed prophet Paseka ‘Mboro’ Motsoeneng has been granted R3,000 bail.
Mboro and his bodyguard Vincent Baloyi appeared before the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Thursday for a continuation of their bail bid.
Baloyi has been released on a warning.
The pair was arrested in August following an incident at a school in Katlehong, the east of Johannesburg.
In a video that went viral on social media, Mboro and his security personnel were seen yielding pangas and threatening to attack teachers at the Matshediso Primary School.
In the same video, another man is seen grabbing two pupils, who were caught in the violence, while another is wielding an assault rifle.
In his defence, Motsoeneng claimed he went to the school to rescue his relative who had allegedly been assaulted and held against his will.
Mboro and his co-accused face an array of charges, including kidnapping, assault, malicious damage to property, and several counts relating to the illegal possession and use of firearms.
The case is expected to continue in October.
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