Thoriso Themane trial: Witnesses recall details of what transpired News24 Wire
Thoriso Themane was killed by a group of learners over the past weekend and his body dumped in Flora Park. Photo: Twitter At the start of the trial on Monday, a 16-year-old former accused who turned State witnesses testified that he started a fight with Themane before the other teens joined in.
The Polokwane High Court in Limpopo has heard evidence about Thoriso Themane’s desperate final moments as he tried to escape his attackers.
Six minors, who cannot be identified, and two adults, Alfred Mothapo and Chuene Maleka, are on trial before Judge Violet Semenya. They are accused of attacking Themane, 28, after accusing him of “stealing” a phone from one of the young boys in Polokwane la
The murder trial of Thoriso Themane has started in the high court in Limpopo. Image: Unknown
One of the boys who was allegedly involved in the brutal and fatal assault of Thoriso Themane took the stand in the high court in Limpopo to testify against his accomplices on Monday.
The 16-year-old, who has turned state witness, has given damning evidence about how he and other accused beat the 28-year-old man to a pulp in 2019.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said the witness told the court that he had in turn been beaten by Themane.
Malabi-Dzhangi said the witness told the court: “I also beat him with an open hand then the rest [of the minor accused] joined to assault him until he ran to the house which belongs to the adult [accused in the matter]. We the group of minor accused- followed the deceased and continue to beat him.”
Teen describes how Thoriso Themane was assaulted The State called its first witness in the trial of six teenagers and two adults accused of the murder in the Flora Park area in Limpopo in February 2019. FILE: Thoriso Themane. Picture: Facebook.
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CAPE TOWN - Details of how budding musician Thoriso Themane was killed emerged in the Polokwane High Court on Monday.
The State called its first witness in the trial of six teenagers and two adults accused of the murder in the Flora Park area in Limpopo in February 2019.
The case was postponed last week because one of the defence lawyers was placed under quarantine due to COVID-19.
Thoriso Themane. (Photo: Facebook)
A teenage boy, who claims he had a fight with Thoriso Themane on the day he died, testified in the Polokwane High Court.
The trial against eight people implicated in Themane s murder started on Monday.
Themane s attack was captured on video and went viral, sparking widespread outrage and protests in Polokwane.
The Polokwane High Court on Monday heard how aspiring musician Thoriso Themane was attacked by a group of minors before succumbing to his injuries in Polokwane last year.
The State, represented by senior advocate Mashudu Mudau, intends to call more witnesses to give evidence with regard to Themane s fatal attack.