Tshegofatso Pule murder case postponed again to 29 September

The case of Muzikayise Malephane accused of murdering an eight-month pregnant Tshegofatso Pule has been postponed to 29 September 2020.

After multiple delays in the case, the 31-year-old appeared at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on premeditated murder charges.court was being decontaminated after two police officers had tested positive for Covid-19The National Prosecutions Authority had said all cases which were supposed to be heard on the day in court have been postponed to 9 July.

However, the NPA informed the media that the case had been postponed in “absentia” to 23 July, after a group of Economic Freedom Fighters members and supporters of the family gathered outside the court last Thursday.the date mix-up for the caseAccording to NPA spokesperson Phindi Mjonodwane, they too were only informed about the postponement in the morning on the day.

It was previously reported that Malephane had informed the court that he was abandoning the services of a Legal Aid lawyer in favour of a private attorney.Malephane was arrested on 17 June while travelling to Mpumalanga. Pule’s body was foundPule was last seen on 4 June when she left her boyfriend’s home in Soweto. Her body was found by a community member and the story sent shockwaves around the country, with many people calling for swift justice.

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