Bail bid of Lutzville farmer accused of attempted murder postponed
Seventy-year-old Christoffel Stoman allegedly drove into little Khwezi and Magdalene Jantjies in the West Coast town two Fridays ago after apparently accusing the child of stealing an orange.
Christoffel Stoman appeared in the Vredendal Magistrates Court on 30 September 2024. He is accused of the attempted murder of a 6-year-old boy Khwezi Jantjies and his mother, Magdalene, in Lutzville. Picture: NPA
CAPE TOWN - A 70-year-old man implicated in the attempted murder of a six-year-old boy and his mother in Lutzville is due back in the dock at the Vredendal Magistrates Court on Friday.
Christoffel Stoman made his second court appearance on Monday and the matter was postponed for further evidence in his bail application.
He allegedly drove into little Khwezi and Magdalene Jantjies in the West Coast town two Fridays ago, after apparently accusing the child of stealing an orange.
The boy's legs were fractured and he's recovering at a Vredendal hospital, following an operation at Paarl Hospital last week.
The accused's wife, Magdalene Stoman, testified that she was in the vehicle with her husband and their grandchild on the day of the incident.
Christoffel Stoman was driving and they were making their way back from a doctor when they noticed Khwezi Jantjies and his mother next to their property.
She told the court the child had his hand through the fence and she asked her husband to stop so that they could see what they were doing.
Stoman said that the boy and his mother were standing on opposite sides of their vehicle but she then heard the woman shout that Khwezi was trapped under the vehicle.
Stoman testified that her husband called the police and that she asked Jantjies if they could get their doctor to take a look at Khwezi but his mother refused help.
She confirmed that her husband was angry when he asked why they were taking their oranges.