Thoriso Themane, 28, was assaulted and dragged through the streets of Flora Park in Polokwane over the weekend by a group of high school pupils.
JOHANNESBURG - The father of a Limpopo man who was killed allegedly by a mob of teenagers says he hopes that justice will prevail now that arrests have been made in connection with his son's murder.Five teenagers - aged between 15 and 16 - are expected to appear in court on Thursday in connection with Themane's murder.
Mahlapahlapana Themane says he hopes that more details surrounding his son's murder will emerge now that the five pupils implicated in his murder have been arrested. "I don't know what could have spurred this vicious attack on my son. I'm still asking myself that question.""He didn't want to see anyone hurt, he was soft-hearted."
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