They stand accused of leading a mob attack in which a group of seven young men suspected of being behind petty crimes in the community were stoned to death and their bodies subsequently set alight.
The township’s police station commander said Diepsloot had a number of informal areas with no roads or streetlights, which posed a danger and challenge to law enforcement.
The family of Katlego Mphuthi who was killed in a suspected vigilante attack in Diepsloot on Friday night said their troubled boy did not deserve to die in such a gruesome manner.