Suspected Mogoditshane gang members denied bail again
Mpho Mokwape | Wednesday May 27, 2015 16:53
When denying bail to the accused men on Monday, Presiding magistrate Babedi Mothuba advised them to apply for bail at the High Court if they wished to do so.
The suspected gang members are Aubrey Gobonwang (24), Mosimanegape Khumalo (22), Botlhe Seadimo (22), Ithuteng Lucas (18), Boitshoko Boitshoko (18) and Ontiretse Sethole (21). Accordijng to the prosecution the men on the night of March 13, 2015 at Nkoyaphiri ward in Mogoditshane village, acted jointly and murdered a soldier, Ontuetse Masaseng. Earlier on, prosecuting officer, Sub Inspector Tsogo Rantope requested that the accused be further remanded in custody, saying that their file was waiting to be submitted to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
“The accused should be remanded in custody so as to allow the investigating officer to finish with everything then submit the file, as it stands we are only left with witnesses statements that were still being typed,” he said.
Rantopa also said that the post mortem report for the deceased had been released and hoped the case would now gather speed. “The post mortem report was recently released and it will be submitted together with the file to DPP,” he said. The six will appear for mention again on June 8, 2015.