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Three police officers have appeared in court following the death of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies.
- The Protea Magistrates Court has postponed the application of bail for one of the police officers accused of killing Nathaniel Julies.
- Sergeant Vorster Netshiongolo’s was intended to file a new application for bail based on “new facts.”
- He and his co-defendants were previously denied bail.
Bail enforcement for the third defendant in the murder of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies outside his Eldorado Park home was postponed in absentia Thursday.
Sergeant Vorster Netshiongolo, 37, who was not present during the court proceedings, was due to file a new application for bail based on “new facts” with the Protea Magistrates Court.
The matter was postponed due to lack of water supply in the court building. The defendant’s new attorney, Onke Maseti, also needed to familiarize himself with the matter and obtain the transcripts.
The matter was postponed until October 29.
UPDATE: Nathaniel Julies Murder Case: Acc 3, V Netshiongolo was expected to file a bail request on new facts with the Protea Mag Court today.
The request for bail was postponed in absentia until October 29 due to lack of water supply in the court building and the registration of a new lawyer– NPASouthAfrica (@NPA_Prosecutes) October 15, 2020
Netshiongolo and his co-defendants, Sergeant Simon Scorpion Ndyalvane, 46, and Agent Caylene Whiteboy, 23, were denied bail in September.
At the time, Magistrate David Mhango said releasing the defendant could cause further unrest among Eldorado Park residents, who were demanding justice.
He said:
If you are released on bail, there is [the] likely to interfere with investigations. There is the possibility that they may interfere with and intimidate the State’s witnesses. They know who the witnesses are in this matter.
Mhango also said that some witnesses were present in the police vehicle when the deceased was shot and killed.
He added that the case of the State against the accused is “very strong.”
“If convicted, the defendant could be sentenced to life in prison,” he said.
“There is [the] probability that Ndyalvane carries [out] his threats against Whiteboy. Whiteboy will be safe from Ndyalvane if she is kept in prison. [The] The community is angry about the defendant’s conduct.
“The community demands answers [as to] why an innocent and unarmed teenager was shot and killed [by police]. His release will disturb the public peace and the vigilance of public order. This is demonstrated by the level of anger in the community ”, added the magistrate.
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