A 13-year-old pupil will appear in the Polokwane magistrate's court today over the murder of Thorisho Themane.
A 13-year-old pupil will appear in the Polokwane magistrate's court today over the murder of Thorisho Themane.The 13-year-old from an agricultural school was arrested on Friday after he was brought to the Polokwane police station by his parents.
"He has been detained and he will make his first court appearance on Monday [today]. He is facing a charge of murder as well," Mojapelo said. Police said the arrest followed intense investigations that were gradually closing the net around the latest suspect.Last week, provincial commissioner Gen Nneke Ledwaba, said the ninth suspect in the case has elected to become a state witness.
A day after Themane was murdered, social media went abuzz with the video of his brutal attack circulating on various platforms.
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