ThorisoThemane Two other adults are proceeding with a formal bail application, while six teenagers arrested in connection with the slaying will appear in court again on Thursday.
Prosecutor Disebo Kgoelenya told a packed Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Monday that he was withdrawing the charge against one of the male suspects who was arrested last week.Two other adults are proceeding with a formal bail application, while six teenagers arrested in connection with the slaying will appear in court again on Thursday.
The bloody body of the 27-year-old musician was recovered in a street in Flora Park, Polokwane, on February 25 after he was assaulted and dragged through the streets by a gang of youths. A video of him being carried by a group of people was widely circulated on social media.
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