It will be the sixth day that Constable Mandla Sithole will be on the witness stand with defence lawyers trying to discredit his testimony. Sithole witnessed the shooting. After the incident he made a recording, which has now been called into question in court.
The 16-year-old boy who had Down Syndrome was shot dead just three metres away from his home last year. The trio of officers face charges of murder, possession of illegal ammunition, and defeating the ends of justice.
Nathaniel Julies murder case postponed to 26 February Scorpion Ndyalvane, Cayleen Whiteboy and Voster Netshiongolo briefly appeared in the Protea Magistrates Court in Soweto on Wednesday morning. FILE: (From left to right) Simon Scorpion Nyalvane, Caylene Whiteboy and Voster Netshiongolo, the police officers accused of murdering Nathaniel Julies (16), appear in the Proteas Magistrates Court on 22 September 2020. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN
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JOHANNESBURG - The case involving three police officers charged in connection with the murder of Eldorado Park teenager, Nathaniel Julies, has been postponed to 26 February.
Scorpion Ndyalvane, Cayleen Whiteboy and Voster Netshiongolo briefly appeared in the Protea Magistrates Court in Soweto on Wednesday morning.