The advocate representing the five accused, Jimmy Baloyi, said he was confident that once the documentation issue was resolved, the one accused would also be released.
The men stand accused of beating and burning seven people to death in Diepsloot in an alleged mob justice attack, and have been charged with murder, assault, kidnapping, and damage to property.
The Diepsloot Five, as they have now been dubbed, appeared at the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where they each face seven counts of murder. It’s alleged that they stoned to death seven young men and then torched their bodies on 1 December.
The Diepsloot five , as they have now been dubbed, made their second appearance at the Randburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday. They stand accused of stoning to death seven young men and torching their bodies on 1 December.
Briefing the Gauteng legislature portfolio committee on Community Safety on Wednesday, Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela said the five men ran extortion rackets in the township disguised as community patrolling.