[IN TWEETS] Community outraged over teenagers getting bail for Thorisho Themane’s murder
Police spokesperson Col Moatshe Ngoepe confirmed that seven teenagers have been released on R 2 000 bail each.
POLOKWANE- A turn of events in the Thorisho Themane case has the community riled up once again.
This after the teenagers arrested for his murder were granted bail after they appeared in the children’s court on 3 April. Thorisho Themane was murdered on 23 February by a group of teenagers, who were later arrested following after videos of the heinous act went viral on social media.
Read more: JUST IN: Teenagers accused of murdering Thorisho Themane, granted bail
Police spokesperson Col Moatshe Ngoepe confirmed that seven teenagers have been released on R 2 000 bail each. Bail conditions for the seven teenagers include relocating from the municipal area of Polokwane until finalisation of the matter as well as not being arrested for any other offenses that contain violence as an element. Another condition was that they not attend any of the schools they attended at the beginning of the year in the city.
With the news of the release of the teenagers on bail, the public has taken to social media to vent out their frustration at this new development:
“HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER PLK EDITION” 😞 https://t.co/pkKF1CMPRB
— Itumeleng Maila (@ITUSMALLL) April 3, 2019
They’d know they’ve angered the entire community… They know if they are seen on the streets, the community will take matters into their own hands https://t.co/oISZ32Dr2N
— Mawisa Nkuna (@Princewiz_) April 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/bbyledz/status/1113419343478575104
https://twitter.com/Just_PontshoM/status/1113423874073464833
#ThorisoThemane powerful dad has finally did the thing that makes things to happen, son out on bail, what next is lack of evidence. South Africa
— Thapelo B. Senna 🇿🇦 (@ThapeloSpeaks) April 3, 2019
#JusticeForThoriso so all those teenagers got bail of R2000 & bail conditions state that they are not to live in or go to any school in the city of Polokwane. I don't know why I feel like it's going to go downhill from here and that justice may never be served. #ThorisoThemane
— Gl⭕bal Citizen Fest Voice Of God (@KhumiHamese) April 3, 2019
Im out of words. I don’t even know what to say. Fellow South Africans are we going to sleep over this and pretend all is well? #thorisothemane https://t.co/YZCFvyXJc7
— Prec (@drprecious2020) April 3, 2019
The community must do their job in this case #thorisothemane how are these hooligans out on bail for R2000 after such a brutal murder!?? all 7 of them!
— uMaTembe ❤ (@Gu2H20) April 3, 2019
Readers commenting on Review’s Facebook page were equally as angry with many saying that the justice system has failed Themane’s family.
The teenagers as well as the two adults also accused will next appear on 31 May 2019.
