Nine men charged with the murder of a policeman and several ATM bombings in the KZN Midlands have applied for bail.
|||Durban - Nine men charged with the murder of a policeman and several ATM bombings in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands will apply for bail today.
The State is opposing the application at the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court.
The men face four charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, five charges of contravening the Explosives Act and causing an explosion, five counts of malicious damage to property, eight counts of attempted murder, three counts of murder, and charges of unlawful possession of explosives, prohibited firearms and ammunition.
They are Thembela Ngubane, 27; Menziew Mdakane, 28; Sifiso Mdakane, 32; Sisfiso Khubeka, 28; Sibongiseni Msibi, 33; Sphelele Dubazane, 27; Muthikabani Buthelezi, 31; Mthenjwa Buthelezi, 27; and Lungisani Dladla, 32.
A tenth accused, Siphiwe Mabizela, 34, is charged with unlawful possession of firearms and a count of robbery with aggravating circumstances. His trial has been separated from his co-accused.
The alleged crimes were all committed from September 28 last year to January 13. The suspects have all denied the allegations against them.
The men are charged with shooting dead K9 unit Constable Vidhur Jadoo in Howick on November 7 and the murders of Sizwe Gule and Patricia Nkosi in Utrecht on December 5.
They are alleged to have stolen more than R1 million.
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