A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY KILLED A 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL ABANDONS BAIL APPLICATION
An alleged killer, Ntokozo Khulekani Zikhali (28), from Brakpan, abandoned his bail application at the Benoni Magistrates’ Court. He is charged with kidnapping, rape, murder, and violation of the corpse of a 4-year-old girl, Bokgabo Poo. It is alleged that on 10 October 2022, the girl had gone to play with a 5-year-old boy at a park in Wattville, Benoni, when they were approached by Zikhali. The accused gave the little boy money to go buy lollipops and lured the deceased to an unknown location.
Later that day, the parents of the deceased reported the child missing to the police. The next day in the morning, while a woman from the neighbourhood was sweeping her yard, she came across a human leg, she alerted a neighbour, and they contacted the police. As part of the investigation, CCTV footage from a nearby tavern was discovered, which showed the deceased walking with Zikhali, on the day of her disappearance.
The footage was circulated on social media, and when Zikhali discovered the existence of the footage, it is alleged that he fled to Boksburg. He was arrested on 14 October 2022, at a petrol station, after petrol attended pointed him out to the police, who were at the filling station. Zikhali was out on bail on another matter, where he is facing a charge of raping a 9-year-old girl. During the previous court appearance on 24 October 2022, the state informed the court of its intention to bring an application to the court to have Zikhali’s bail revoked. However, today the state informed the court that, it will no longer bring the application since the accused will be remanded in custody since he abandoned his bail application.
Both matters were adjourned to 14 February 2023, for further investigations.
