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Westbury Shooting Suspect Court Case Postponed for Formal Bail Application
South Africa

Westbury Shooting Suspect Court Case Postponed for Formal Bail Application

by  Tebogo Mokwena
1 min read
  • The man who was arrested for his role in the Westbury shooting appeared before the Westbury Magistrates' Court
  • This was after shooting seven teenagers in Wetbury in October and allegedly killing two, with five recovering in hospital
  • The case was postponed for the suspect to make a formal bail application after the proceedings were delayed

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Tebogo Mokwena, Briefly News’ Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk, South Africa, covered a range of criminal activities, including cash-in-transit heists, kidnappings, taxi violence, police investigations, police shootouts, and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

The man accused of shooting two teenagers dead in Westbury, Johannesburg, appeared in court
The Westbury shooting case was postponed. Image: Daniel Bone from Pixabay
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WESTBURY, JOHANNESBURG — The 20-year-old suspect who was arrested for allegedly shooting seven teenagers and killing two appeared before the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on 31 October 2025.

According to Eyewitness News, the suspect was arrested at a high school in Diepkloof, Johannesburg. He was arrested after writing his matric exam this week. The South African police Service said that it is continuing its search for the remaining suspects.

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The case experienced delays during the proceedings as the prosecution could locate the case docket. The case was postponed for a formal bail application.

Source: Briefly News

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Tebogo Mokwena (Current Affairs editor) Tebogo Mokwena is the Deputy Head of the Current Affairs desk and a current affairs writer at Briefly News. With a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON, he has a strong background in digital journalism, having completed training with the Google News Initiative. He began his career as a journalist at Daily Sun, where he worked for four years before becoming a sub-editor and journalist at Capricorn Post. He then joined Vutivi Business News in 2020 before moving to Briefly News in 2023.

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