Thoriso Themane accused back in court on Monday
The case against five teenagers who are accused of murdering Thoriso Themane has been postponed to Monday.
The teenagers, aged between 15 and 16, appeared in the Polokwane Magistrates Court on Thursday for pre-trial proceedings.
This comes after video footage emerged on social media at the weekend showing the suspects dragging the 28-year-old through a street in Flora Park.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) confirmed that the case will take place in-camera, as the accused are all minors.
Provincial NPA spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said the suspects will remain in police custody due to the serious nature of the crime.
"The proceeding today (Thursday) was for a preliminary inquiry. This involved an interview between the magistrate, the child offenders, the social workers, parents, and the prosecutors. It is being done it terms of the child justice act because they are minors.”
The five will be back in court on Monday where the judge will hear from the state and the defence.
The incident has sent tongues wagging on social media.
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At this point God needs to intervene because our system is soo broken. That boy shouldn’t have seen daylight the next day. #JusticeforThoriso
— Golden (@dimphorapudi) February 26, 2019
If you are old enough to kill you are old enough to go to jail #JusticeForThoriso
— alestibaM (@MabitselaMahbe1) February 26, 2019
Those kids won’t be rehabilitated. Kill them all. #JusticeforThoriso
— Gee (@gerald_mashego) February 26, 2019