Teacher’s alleged killer to apply for bail on new facts

Murder accused, Bafana Mahungela, has filed an application for bail based on new evidence on the 1st of August.

The Varsity College student was previously denied bail by the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court in December.

The 21-year-old is accused of murdering Johannesburg teacher, Kirsten Kluyts, whose lifeless body was found at the George Lea Recreational Park in Parkmore in October last year.

Mahungela returned to the dock in yesterday, where the matter was transferred to the High Court for pre-trial.

Mahungela was arrested at the Varsity College student residence in Benmore after CCTV footage of him within the vicinity where Kluyts’ body was found was obtained by law enforcement authorities.

The footage obtained showed Mahungela wearing Kluyts’ bloodied T-shirt on the day she was allegedly killed.

Kluyts was a teacher at Delta Park High School in Randburg at the time of her passing.

The teacher is said to have been attending an athletic event on that fateful day when other athletes realised she was missing when the race was finished.

They started searching for her and found her body dumped next to a walking path in Parkmore.

Mahungela faces charges of kidnapping, robbery with aggravating circumstances, attempted rape and defeating the ends of justice.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson, Phindi Mjonondwane, says they’ve completed their investigations and are ready to proceed with the trial.