Central SA
#Senekal: Accused approaches High Court─── 17:50 Wed, 14 Oct 2020
André Pienaar, who was arrested following the unrest at the Senekal Magistrate's Court, has approached the Free State High Court to appeal his bail refusal.
He argues that the lower court erred in making pronouncements about his guilt. Pienaar, a local resident of Senekal in the eastern Free State, was refused bail on Tuesday by the Senekal Magistrate's Court.
Pienaar was arrested shortly after the chaos that ensued at the court on 6 October following the first appearance of Sekwetje Mahlamba and Sekola Matlaletsa, who have been accused of brutally murdering 21-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner.
During the fracas, court property was damaged, a police vehicle was overturned and allegedly set alight, and a small group of protesters also stormed the court buildings in an attempt to get to the Horner murder-accused. The 51-year-old was charged with incitement to violence, public violence, and attempted murder.
