Trio accused of murdering Mmakau family granted bail
Onthatile Sebati and her two co-accused appeared in the Brits Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning, where bail was set at R10,000 each for the trio.
JOHANNESBURG - The three accused in the Mmakau family murder case have been granted bail and are expected back in court on 30 March.
Onthatile Sebati, Kagiso Mokone and Tumelo Mokone appeared in the Brits Magistrates Court on Wednesday, where bail was set at R10,000.
The three face four counts of murder, after four members of Sebati’s family was attacked in their home in 2016, allegedly on her instruction.
#MmakauMurders JUST IN: Magistrate Elna Moolman grants bail to all three accused. Bail has been set at R10,000 each. The matter has been postponed until 30 March 2022. MS
EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 26, 2022
When reading out her judgment, Magistrate Elna Moolman said that the court was satisfied that all of the accused had put forward evidence of exceptional circumstances which permit their release from custody.
However, Moolman said that while the accused told the court that they could only afford a bail amount of R1,000 each, she was not convinced given the circumstances, nature and gravity of the offence, a bigger amount was in the interests of Justice.
Bail was set at R10,000.
Meanwhile, Sebati’s paternal and maternal families said that they were yet to discuss a way forward but as it stood, none of them were willing to pay her bail or even take her into their homes.
