Watch: Roodepoort court sets bail hearing for man accused of 14-year-old’s murder
The state will oppose bail when the accused in Likhona Fose’s murder case returns to Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court next week.
The man accused of murdering 14-year-old Likhona Fose appeared in a packed courtroom at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Roodepoort Record reports that Fose’s mutilated body was discovered in a veld near her home in Durban Deep on June 1.
Mduduzi Trevor Mnisi (39) walked from the holding area up the stairs and took his place in the dock.
@caxton.jhbwest Murder accused Mduduzi Trevor Mnisi appearing in court on Wednesday. #justiceforlikhona #Roodepoort #Caxton #durbandeep
This was Mnisi’s second court appearance after his arrest on Monday. His initial appearance on Tuesday was postponed due to an electricity outage, much to the disappointment of the gathered Gauteng Gender-Based Violence Brigade and ANC Women’s League members who had come to court to protest.
Magistrate Anneline Africa, through an interpreter, explained the proceedings to the accused, who indicated that his home language was isiZulu. She postponed the case to Wednesday for the bail application to be heard.
The state indicated that bail would be opposed. Mnisi remains in custody.
Gauteng police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo said Mnisi was arrested after an investigation by the police’s Occult Unit, following Likhona’s body being discovered by a passer-by in a veld.
Outside the court, police had blocked off Meyer Street at both Rex and Dieperink streets in anticipation of community protests, and maintained a strong police presence throughout the proceedings.
Immediately after the court proceedings, a group of women gathered in front of the court building on Meyer Street, protesting peacefully. They dispersed shortly after.
@caxton.jhbwest Women protest outside Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday during the court appearance of the alleged killer of 14-year-old Likhona Fose. #protest #justiceforlikhonafose #roodepoort #caxton
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