The group, who cannot be named, filmed or photographed until an identity parade has been conducted, made a brief appearance in the lower court on Friday for legal representation.The National Prosecuting Authority's Phindi Mjonondwane told journalists outside court:
Investigations are ongoing. As the State, we are busy preparing information for the bail hearing. Among the information that the investigating officers are collating is the nationalities of the accused, profiling whether they have pending cases as well as convictions. Mjonondwane added that although 14 arrests had initially been made, the State was confident that the seven men before the court were the correct accused.
"Indeed, as the prosecutors went through the contents of the docket, we found that there is a prima facie case against the accused before court," she added."It is our wish to see the people who did this apprehended. No person deserves to die the way Elvis did," News24 reported his uncle, Mpthathisi Ndlovu, as saying at Nyathi's recent burial in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest city.
Due to the accused facing schedule-six offences, the onus will be on them to convince the court that exceptional circumstances exist that permit their release on bail.
CannyMaphanga That is correct. Murderers walk free in this country. Its a circus!
CannyMaphanga What about the scores of onlookers?
CannyMaphanga Give them 300 bail they're not working 😊
CannyMaphanga what are their names