Thando Khumalo’s murder accused to hear fate on September 15

The man accused of fatally shooting Sandtonview High School learner Thando Khumalo in a road-rage incident will know on September 15 whether his murder trial will be heard in the Alexandra Regional Court or the South Gauteng High Court.

Presiding magistrate at the Alexandra Regional Court Renier Boshoff has written to the South Gauteng High Court asking it to confirm whether the case can be heard there or at the Alexandra Regional Court and she is expected to clarify this matter on September 15 when the accused appears again in court.

When the accused last appeared in court in March, Boshoff indicated that getting confirmation from the High Court might take a long time and hence she remanded the accused for six months to August and in that appearance, the magistrate said she was still waiting for confirmation and remanded the accused to September 15.

Boshoff said the family will be notified once such confirmation has been received, The accused, who is well-known in the social circles of the township, is accused of fatally shooting Thando in the early hours of August 28 last year when he and friends were returning to Thando’s home in Tsutsumani from a night out when he met his tragic death on the corner of 12th Avenue and Hofmeyer Street.

It is believed Thando’s murder resulted from a road-rage incident when the accused and the boys exchanged words over a nasty driving incident and the accused is alleged to have pulled out a gun.

When the boys realised the accused was armed, they jumped out of the car they were travelling in and bolted. The accused is said to have given chase and caught up with Thando and shot him in the back of the head and he died on the spot.

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