Court denies bail to three accused in Pretoria e-hailing murder case

Staff Reporter

The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has denied bail to three men accused of the premeditated murder of a 23-year-old e-hailing driver in Atteridgeville.

Goitsione Machidi, 25, McClaren Mushwana, 30, and Thabang Kenneth Mothwa, 27, have been charged with the premeditated murder of Isaac Satlat, as well as robbery with aggravating circumstances.

The three are among six accused who allegedly acted in common purpose to kill Satlat and rob him of his cellphone and vehicle in in February.

The other accused, Dikeledi Tears Mphela, 24, Tumishang Mogau Mabutla, 23, and his girlfriend, Ofentse Senwamadi, 18, previously abandoned their bail application.

According to the NPA, all six accused initially abandoned their bail applications. However, Machidi, Mushwana and Mothwa later brought a bail application, saying that the State had “a weak case against them” and asking the court to release them on bail.

The application was opposed by prosecutor Chris Maruma, who