The case was however remanded to a regional court hearing for June 15.
At the time of his arrest on the last day of the Oyster Festival in 2015, he was, according to Captain Bernadine Steyn of the SAPS corporate communications centre (Southern Cape), arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning, July 11, and charged with murder.
The young man was due to appear in the Knysna Magistrate’s Court on July 12, 2015, but his case was removed from the court roll before he could appear, for further police investigation.
He was released that morning from police custody and went home with his parents.
