Yandiswa Nhlapo, the aunt of the 14-year-old victim, said the family wished the court would simply release the suspect and leave the community to deal with him.
The two men accused of gunning down four people in the Jukulyn section of Soshanguve, north of Tshwane, appeared in the Soshanguve magistrate's court on Thursday, where their case was postponed to January 12 for a formal bail application.
On New Year’s Day, an hour after midnight, unknown gunmen opened fire on three stationary cars killing four people. But police are swamped with crime cases in the area, ranging from minor to serious.