MINOR APPEARS IN COURT FOR CULPABLE HOMICIDE
A 12-year-old minor appeared at the Brakpan Magistrates in the presence of his Guardian, facing a charge of culpable homicide and driving a motor vehicle without a license.
It is alleged that on 07 June 2025 at about 13H00, the minor was driving his parents’ vehicle at the corner of Madeley and Northdeene Street when he drove over a 14-year-old boy and bumped into a wall. The 14-year-old boy sustained injuries and was declared dead on the scene. The 12-year-old was then taken to the Brakpan charge office and later released into the care of his parents by police on 08 June 2025.
In court, the matter was postponed to 28 August 2025 to determine his criminal capacity.
