“I was surprised when Manala told me that he had sent one of his colleagues to come and inform us - but that information never reached us.'
Upon hearing about the appearance of the suspects in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court, she called Major-General Sam Manala, the deputy provincial commissioner for detectives, to find out about the failure to keep the family informed.
“I was surprised when Manala told me that he had sent one of his colleagues to come and inform us - but that information never reached us, hence we were taken aback,” she said. Themane blames the police for playing with the family's emotions, accusing them of inflicting more pain. “I want the police to come to my house and explain why they failed to report to us about the court appearance. The explanation must be done tonight [Tuesday] at 7pm. Failure to do so would mean they do not want to work with us. But only God knows,” she said.“I had sent the investigating officer on the matter to go and inform the Themane family about the court appearance of the suspects.
“I'm going to send the investigating officer to inform the Themane family that the case is coming up again tomorrow.”Thoriso, 28, was attacked on February 23 near the Flora Park dam. The video of his attack went viral after it was captured on cellphone and circulated on social media.
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