POLOKWANE – The four teenagers found guilty of the murder of Thorisho Themane will appear before the Limpopo High Court: Polokwane Division today as sentencing proceedings resume, National Prosecuting Authority regional spokesperson Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said.
Three of the accused teenagers have turned 18 and one turned 19 and Malabi-Dzhangi added that the sentencing will proceed according to Child Justice Act as the offence was committed when they were minors.
In December 2021, deputy judge president Violet Semenya ruled that four of the six teens were guilty of murder. The remaining two teenagers were found guilty of assault, while the two adults, Chuene Maleka and Alfred Mothapo were found guilty of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
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Themane’s murder grabbed national headlines in February 2019 after a video emerged on social media showing how his lifeless body was carried by the alleged minor suspects.
Eleven people were initially charged with his murder of which two of the accused are adults, while the other nine were minors at the time.
One of the minors passed away before the matter was moved to the Limpopo High Court and three of the remaining minors have since turned state witness.
