WATCH: Bail denied for seven men accused of kidnapping, murdering KZN teen over booze DailyNewsSA
Durban - Bail has been denied for seven men who have been accused of kidnapping 16-year-old Andile"Bobo" Mbuthu.
As proceedings got underway inside court, several community members danced and protested outside calling for the alleged perpetrators not to be given bail. She cited community anger and the lack of safety for the seven accused, one of who, is a minor as some of the reasons for denying bail.They sang and chanted as new filtered down that that Mlungisi Thabethe, 26, Andile Nhleko, 27, Mncedisi Mzobe, 27, Siyanda Msweli, 26, Lindani Ndlovu,26, and Malusi Mthembu, 27 were denied bail.Mbuthu had been accused by the men of stealing alcohol from the tavern owned by Thabethe who is also a first cousin of Mbuthu.
The bail application has been happening for the better part of three months and faced numerous postponements due to logistical problems that were brought on by Covid-19 related lockdown regulations.
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