Slain cops: Teen one of five suspects
Looking at the 16-year-old boy sheepishly smiling at his mother outside the court, a passer-by commented: “Look at just how tiny he looks ... I wonder what his exact role was in the brutal murder of those police officers while in the company of his grown-up co-accused.”
The state will oppose bail as this is a schedule 6 offence. It would therefore be in the interest of justice for the accused to remain behind bars.A fresh wound was visible on the face of one of the accused men as they walked into the courtroom. Another accused bore a smaller wound on his forehead. It was not clear how they had sustained those injuries.
Rikhotso said the two officers were last seen when they left Mareetsane Police Station for patrols on Monday. “When the scene was visited, a knife and a police badge belonging to one of the deceased was found, and a second badge was [later] found near Mareetsane Road. “You put your children in our care and we as government failed to protect them. Please, allow us to support you in this trying time ... death is not a simple process to deal with, but let us have faith in this being the will of God, so justice will prevail,” he said.
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