Ali Sithole News Today

Murder suspects of five-year-old Ditebogo Phalane postpone bail applications, face charges of murder and robbery.

Nido Gumbe (29) and his co-accused, Ali Sithole (30), had their case postponed.

All three men informed the court on Tuesday that they would be abandoning their bail bid as they had other pending matters against them, which they would also be appearing for this year.

Ditebogo Phalane was shot during a hijacking earlier this month, while he was welcoming his father home.

Three suspects implicated in the murder of Ditebogo Junior Phalane have now been formally charged with the five-year-old's death.

One of the men accused of murdering five-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane during a hijacking in Soshanguve was out on bail at the time for other violent crimes he had allegedly committed.

An undocumented Mozambican national and two South Africans believed to have been behind the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane decided to abandon bail when they appeared in court in Pretoria.

According to NPA spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana, said the accused abandoned their bail application after disclosing to the court that they had pending cases.

Elia Maeko, Ali Sithole and Nido Gumbo made their first court appearance for the crime on Tuesday.

The three men charged with the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Phalane face a litany of charges from previous crimes they committed.