Coffin duo told man they would shoot him if he ran, court hears
1 December 2016
Middelburg – Victor Mlotshwa, the man who was beaten and placed in a coffin by two men in Middelburg, was also threatened with being shot during the ordeal, the Middelburg Magistrate's Court heard on Thursday.
Investigative Officer Detective Constable Dimakatso Bahula testified at Theo Jackson's and Willem Oosthuizen's bail application hearing. He told the court that, on August 17, Mlotshwa left his place of residence at a squatter camp.
He had noticed two Land Cruisers following him.
Bahula said the bakkies had stopped and two men had got out and assaulted Victor.