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Ndyalvane, Caylene Whiteboy and Voster Netsiongolo were in court Wednesday to request bail.
The police officers accused of the murder of Nathaniel Julies appear before the Proteas Justice of the Peace on September 22, 2020. Image: Abigail Javier / EWN
SOWETO – The State in the Nathaniel Julies case told the Protea Magistrates Court that releasing the police officers accused of killing him would jeopardize the case because of their fear of the number one defendant, Simon ‘Scorpion’ Ndyalvane.
Ndyalvane, Caylene Whiteboy and Voster Netsiongolo were in court Wednesday to request their bond.
They were accused of killing the 16-year-old from Eldorado Park and then tampering with the evidence to try to cover it up.
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On Tuesday, the court heard 23-year-old Whiteboy fired the fatal shot that took Julies’ life, but claimed that Ndyalvane, who was his eldest, ordered him to pull the trigger.
The State corroborated Whiteboy’s claim that Ndyalvane threatened to kill her if she did not cooperate with him, saying that they too had evidence of the intimidation.
The state’s attorney, Mzwandile Mrwabe, said it was clear that Ndyalvane was feared by his fellow defendants. He said they had proof that Ndyalvane was also feared by his other colleagues.
Mrwabe argued that releasing the defendant on bail would disturb the public peace in Eldorado Park, as the community was still recovering from Julies’ murder.
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