Lufuno Mavhunga assault accused granted R1 500 bail
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Pretoria - The 14-year-old learner accused of assaulting the late Lufuno Mavhunga was granted R1â500 bail at the ÂThohoyandou Childrenâs Court.
The teenager was released into the care of her mother.
She is charged with assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Speaking to Pretoria News yesterday, her lawyer, Kagiso Muthivhithivhi, said the teenager should have been granted bail at her first appearance.
Muthivhithivhi said: âIt was long overdue.
âItâs unheard of to keep a 14-year-old in prison for assault.â
The minor appeared in camera and cannot be identified in accordance to the Criminal Procedure Act.
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THE bail application of a 14-year-old pupil from Mbilwi Secondary School in Sibasa accused of assaulting Lufuno Mavhunga (15) was postponed to Thursday, 22 April at the Thohoyandou Children’s Court.
The teenager was arrested last week after she was seen
repeatedly slapping Lufuno in a video that went viral on social media.
The incident is believed to have been the cause of Lufuno’s death. The grade 10 pupil was found unconscious by her mother after she took an overdose of pills. She was rushed to Siloam Hospital, where she was certified dead.
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