Staff Reporter.
The case against three police officers accused of killing Nathaniel Julies has been postponed.
The trio made a brief appearance on Wednesday morning.
They are accused of the 2020 shooting of the 16-year-old who had Downs syndrome in Eldorado Park and then trying to cover it up.
The trial had already begun last year but all testimony and records have had to be scrapped after the passing of Judge Ramarumo Monama.
The three police officers, who were stationed at the Eldorado Park Police Station, sat in the dock this morning waiting for proceedings to begin.
Voster Netshiongolo and Scorpion Ndyalvane huddled together making small talk while Caylene Whiteboy sat alone in the corner of the dock.
The State prosecutor told the court how they had agreed with the defence that the matter is postponed to next month to allow for consultations.
“And that’s a conference to determine the state of readiness of both parties, how many witnesses both parties will be calling so that the court can determine more or less how many days the trial should be set down,” said National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwana.
The matter has been postponed to 3 June for a pre-trial conference.