The Durban High Court heard yesterday morning that one of the victims of the 2021 July unrest in Phoenix was hit on his head by a rock and a hammer.
Four men, Ravine Naidoo, 67, from Phoenix, Trevor Gopal, 52, from La Mercy, Tyreece Govender, 21, from Phoenix, and Timothy Govender, 46, from Phoenix, are on trial for murder, attempted murder, malicious damage to property, and public violence. Additionally, Gopal is also charged with incitement to commit public violence.
The State is alleging that the four men killed Njabulo Allen Dlamini by hitting him with golf sticks, an iron rod and a sjambok, and setting him alight.
It also alleges that the accused attempted to kill and burn Nkosikhona Madlala and Sandile Colin Sambo by hitting them with golf…