The trial of three blacks and a minor alleged to have murdered Mozambican national Emmanuel Sithole was set to start in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.<\/p>\n
The murder of the Mozambican national made world headlines when the attack was captured by a Sunday Times photographer at the height of the xenophobic violence that swept through South Africa two months ago. <\/p>\n
According to the report, three South African men stalked Sithole, cornered him, stabbed him and left him for dead.<\/p>\n
The photographer who captured the event as it was unfolding in Alexandra, in the north of Johannesburg, rushed Sithole to a nearby hospital but he was declared dead on arrival.<\/p>\n
All of the accused have pleaded not guilty to the murder charges.<\/p>\n
One of the accused is a 17-year-old who will be tried behind closed doors, under the Child Justice Act.<\/p>\n
Their last appearance at the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court was held in camera because of the presence of the minor.<\/p>\n
Mthinta Bhengu, Sizwe Mngomezulu, Sifundi Mzimzela and the minor were alleged to have stabbed Sithole in the streets of Alexandra on April 18.<\/p>\n
It was believed that they had taken cigarettes from the street vendor without paying.<\/p>\n
They allegedly attacked and killed Sithole when he demanded payment.<\/p>\n
Bhengu had earlier indicated through his lawyer that he wanted to enter into a plea bargain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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