The spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the province, Henry Mamothame, says the matter has been escalated to the Itsoseng Regional Court where bail applications will be heard, come 31 August. 

According to Mamothame, the bail application processes for the minor will take place in the Child courts, separate from the teenager’s adult co-accused. 

The accused - Benjamin Jacobs, Jeremiah Mongale, Rapulana Keikantse, Matthews Modukane and said minor - were apprehended for the murder of two police officers in late July 2021.  The charred bodies of 50-year-old Constable Simon Ngakaemang Ntsekeletsa and 42-year-old Sergeant Mojalefa Horatius Molete were discovered at the back of their burnt state vehicle on 27 July 2021 in Ganyesa.

They were last seen the day prior as they were attending to a stock theft incident in Mareetsane. They never returned back to the police station.

Ntsekeletsa and Molete were buried in a funeral service attended by Police Minister Bheki Cele and North West Premier Job Mokgoro on 7 August in Lichtenburg. Cele addressed those in attendance and emphasised the need to improve the police’s tactical response to defend themselves against criminality and attacks.

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