Mdantsane
Malema, Snyman plead not guilty in firearm discharge trial
The pair appeared in the East London Magistrates Court on Tuesday, where the first two witnesses have testified.
The red berets leader and his bodyguard were set to appear before the East London Magistrates Court on Monday on charges relating to Malema allegedly discharging a firearm during the party's birthday celebrations in Mdantsane in 2018.
The little girl was attacked in Mdantsane last week while walking to a shop to buy sweets. The child’s body was later found in a bush along the road.
Angry community members chased the man they accused of raping and killing the girl. They then beat him to death.
The child was raped and killed, last Tuesday
The young child was raped and killed earlier this week.
It's alleged that Julius Malema discharged the rifle during a rally in Mdantsane in 2018.
The 25-year-old's arrest comes after a video of the 12-year-old boy, crying for help, went viral on social media.
Siphelo Melfin beat 5-year-old Kungawo Mabusela to death last year because she'd soiled herself.