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Sugarcane case on hold
09/11/2007 10:20 - (SA)
Umzinto - The case against a 36-year-old man, accused of murdering ten KwaZulu Natal women and dumping their bodies in sugarcane fields, was remanded on Friday in the Umzinto magistrate's court for further investigation.
Magistrate Giel van Aarde remanded the case against Thozamile Taki and his accomplice Hlengiwe Nene, so that Nene could apply for bail on November 27.
Taki has not applied for bail.
The courtroom was packed with relatives and outside the court there was a heavy police presence.
However, unlike previous appearances of the two, there were no demonstrating crowds.
Most of those who attended Friday's hearings were relatives and media, who were searched for weapons prior to entering the courtroom.
It was the first appearance of the two that was not held in camera.
Taki is accused of being the mastermind in the case where it is alleged that he lured the ten women to Umzinto with the promise of employment and then murdered them.
It is believed that he also raped them.
Police have so far only released the body of one person - 35 year-old Nombali Ngcobo from Inanda near Durban.
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