Accused appear in court over looting of foreign shops

NELSPRUIT – The 19 people accused of inciting public violence during a looting rampage in Pienaar last month, reappeared in the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court this morning.

They are accused of looting foreign-owned shops after the funeral of a schoolboy allegedly killed by a foreign national on March 30. Today, the court case was postponed for further investigation. The accused are due back in court on June 3.

Read more on the accused and marchers in Pienaar in the print edition of Lowvelder on Friday.