“Angry members of the public, including the father of the deceased, attempted to reach the accused while he was on the stand inside the full court.”
A 58-year-old man on Tuesday appeared in he Tulbagh magistrate's court in the Cape winelands for the murder of an eight-year-old boy whose body was found in bushes on a river bank at the weekend.
“Angry members of the public, including the father of the deceased, attempted to reach the accused while he was on the stand inside the full court. Police and prison warders had to return the accused to the cells more than twice. Some members of the public, including the father and mother of the deceased, had to leave the court before proceedings started as they could not hold back their screams,” said Ntabazalila.
“The court was told the department of correctional services would take the accused to prison, where his parole would be cancelled and he would be released on July 23 2024,” Ntabazalila said.
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