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The case against five men accused of the murder of 16 patrons at Nomzamo Tavern in Soweto in July has been postponed to the 8th of November. Lawyers for the five accused want the state to furnish them with the completed charge sheet. tavernshooting

File photo of police at the scene of the tavern shootinghas been postponed to the 8th of November.

Lawyers for the five accused want the state to furnish them with the completed charge sheet. The men made a brief appearance at the Orlando Magistrate’s Court in Soweto.police investigations continue,Lawyers for accused 1, 2 and 3 claim that their clients have been assaulted while in police custody. Magistrate Anthony Le Roux agreed to a request that they be attended to by a medical doctor.

As the handcuffed men were being led out of the court building, the angry community who lost loved ones in the mass shooting shouted that they be denied bail and for the death penalty to be brought back.

 

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