�Man wanted to kill boy, suck his blood�

The man’s brief appearance in court yesterday follows a gruesome incident in which a 17-year-old girl allegedly hacked a three-year-old boy to death in Area S location last week. That particular incident left residents of Areas S and social media commentators speculating that the alleged perpetrator of the murder was influenced by the devil to kill her young neighbour.

In the present matter, where the prosecution has charged 22-year-old Jabulani Jowa with common assault, harrowing details came to the fore in court sending chills down the spines of people in attendance.