SIX VIGILANTES ACCUSED OF BEATING MAN TO DEATH  

Tlhabane/ Rustenburg – Six people were accused of murder when they appeared before the Bafokeng Magistrates’ Court in Tlhabane on Friday 10 February 2023.

Keorapetse Sekwale, Koketso Mokone, William Dilowane, Louis Malebye, Prince Seboko, and Emmanuel Mathibe, have been put on trial for allegedly assaulting and killing a 35-year-old-man whom they had accused of housebreaking and stealing a cellphone.

National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson for the North West Henry Mamothame said the six were remanded in custody.

“The case was postponed to 16 February 2023 for formal bail application,” Mamothame said. It’s alleged that on the night of 7 February, they assaulted the man after accusing him of housebreaking and robbery in Lethabong.

The man was allegedly removed from his home by the six suspects and taken to a local sports field where he was severely beaten. His body was then dumped at the gate of his home during the early hours of 8 February. 

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