Five of the seven suspects accused of the murders of Kiernan ‘AKA‘ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane will return to court, on Monday.
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On Monday, the Durban Magistrate’s Court will kick off what’s expected to be an exhaustive judicial process in the double murder that rocked South Africa’s entertainment industry.
Five suspects linked to the double murder will return to the docks for what’s expected to be a brief affair.
From what we understand, the court is expected to resume the bail applications of two of the accused, while, at the same time, finalising discrepancies discovered in the bail forms of the other three suspects
Following Monday’s proceedings, the matter will likely be rested until Monday, 18 March 2024.
Elsewhere, the two suspects awaiting extradition from Eswatini appeared before the Manzini Magistrate’s Court last week, where their matter was postponed to Wednesday, 20 March 2024.
Arrested on Saturday, 24 February 2024, the suspects informed the court they were not opposed to being extradited to South Africa—provided their safety concerns were adequately addressed.
State prosecutors submitted four cellphones found in the house the duo rented, which authorities believed were used to plan and execute the vicious murders of AKA and his former manager, Tibz, on Friday, 10 February 2023.
According to the NPA, extradition forms have, at last, been signed by the national director of public prosecutions, Shamila Batohi.