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Lichtenburg man granted R20 000 bail

───   DANE BEISHEIM 12:02 Thu, 19 Oct 2017

Lichtenburg man granted R20 000 bail | News Article

The 46-year-old Jaco du Plooy was granted R20 000 bail in the Lichtenburg Magistrate's Court this morning.


Du Plooy, who appeared briefly in the same court last Thursday, October 12, faces a charge of murder and two charges of attempted murder. He allegedly shot and killed 15-year-old Spencer Tshukudu from Blydeville and injured two other young men between the ages of 17 and 20 years old. 

The incident took place on 10 October at 08:00 near Sukran, Lichtenburg, during violent service delivery protests. He was arrested on the same day after handing himself to the police at about 22:00. According to police spokesperson, Sabata Mokgwabone, the case has been postponed until November 30 for further investigation.


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