Coka Family Worried About Their Safety After Murder Accused Released on Bail

Saturday, May 01, 2021 at 1:23 PM by Stefan Mack

- The Coka family are worried about their safety after the men accused of the murder of Mgcini and Zenzele Coka were released on bail

- The five suspects were released on R10 000 bail after the court decided that they would not interfere or intimidate the witnesses

- The suspects accused of allegedly murdering the Coka brothers went through a lengthy bail hearing which ruled that they were all implicated in the deaths

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The five people accused of allegedly killing Mgcini and Zenzele Coka have been released on R10 000 bail.

Othard Klingenberg, Danie Malan, Cornelius Greyling, Ignitius Steinberg and Senzele Yende were released on bail after the Piet Retief Magistrate’s Court decided that the five wouldn't intimidate or influence the witnesses.

Coka Family Worried About Their Safety After Murder Accused Released on Bail — Mgcini and Zanzele Coka were buried earlier this week and the family is worried about their safety with the accused being out on bail. Photo credit: Tiisetso 'Afrika' Makhele
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The family is unhappy about the suspects being out on bail and said that they do not feel safe, according to the The Citizen.

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When Magistrate Simon Fankomo handed down his ruling, the family left the court with their heads bowed.

News24 reported that during the lengthy bail process, the court ruled that the men had all been implicated in the murder of the Coka brothers and should stand trial.

Earlier, Briefly News that the wife of slain South African father Lindani Myeni has been documenting her days since his death. In a video shared on YouTube, Lindsay Myeni speaks about the type of person her husband was.

Lindsay recalled the day her husband was killed by police officers and the abject pain she has been going through in the days after. The mother of two spoke about how if the roles were reversed between her and her husband, he would still be here today. She said:

"My worst nightmare has come true. We were always scared of cops in America regarding Lindani. People always treat him like he's a weapon, even just regular people."