Nwabisa Nkazana, mother of the four-year-old boy who went missing for about 30 days and later found dead, was granted bail by the Tembisa Magistrate’s Court last Thursday.
Nkazana together with her co-accused, Thandazile Shushu, were granted bail of R1 000 each.
Handing down her judgment on the bail application, the magistrate said there were several factors that influenced her decision.
She said the state had not led evidence that suggested that the two women could be flight risks or tamper with the trial.
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She also said public outrage was taken into consideration, but the public needed to be educated that being granted bail did not indicate that the accused were seen to be necessarily innocent.
Advocate Sizwe Gozo, who represented the two accused, welcomed the ruling saying the state’s case was weak as it was solely based on hearsay evidence.
“I am happy that the court has ruled on our favour because we have always maintained that the state’s case was so weak. But we are indeed happy with the court’s ruling,” said Gozo shortly after court’s proceedings.
Nkazana’s son, Terminator Khoza, was reported missing on August 12 and after a month-long search, his lifeless body was found in an old car parked in a yard in Madelakufa Section. The body was already at a decomposing stage when it was found on September 7.
Court documents suggested that the child’s eyes had been gouged out and some of his teeth were ripped out as well.
This case has since generated much public interest with different political parties calling for the return of the death penalty.
Every time this case is heard court two is always packed to the rafters with community members.
“As an organisation, we can no longer sit and watch our children and women being slaughtered like sacrificial lambs. We would like to call for justice to take its course. Our proposal as a political movement is to bring back the death penalty so that these criminals and people in general will be afraid to take the life of another human being. If we can bring back the death penalty, I am certain we will see less of these senseless and barbaric killings,” said ATM’s Ekurhuleni North chairperson Nomsa Baba.
In this case, Baba said her organisation isn’t passing judgements on anyone arguing that all they want is justice for the little boy.
The case returns to court on December 6.
