7 accused of kidnapping teen in eMalahleni back in court
Four of the people accused of kidnapping a teenager have abandoned their bail application.
Seven people accused of kidnapping a minor in Ga-Nala in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, are still behind bars.
The accused appeared in the Kriel Magistrate’s Court for their formal bail application on Wednesday.
According to the Mpumalanga Hawks spokesperson, Captain Dineo Sekgotodi, four of the accused’s legal representatives abandoned the bail application.
“Sibongokuhle Nelisiwe Mkhwanazi (21), Nkosingiphile Emelda Nkosi (42) and Mpumelelo Patricia Mkhize (42) stood for bail application.
“Caleb Kamahelo Sebatane (23), Thabang Elim Mndebele (35), Dineo Masesi Zondo (41), and 33-year-old Dumisane Zondo’s representative abandoned the bail application. They were remanded in custody while the [other] three accused continued with their bail application,” Sekgotodi says.
Their bail was denied.
The suspects are accused of kidnapping a teenage girl outside a high school in Ga-Nala on Monday, July 22.
All of the accused were remanded in custody.
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