The case of the three men accused of kidnapping and forcing a 17-year-old teenager into marriage will go on trial next month.
Two of the three appeared briefly in the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Friday - the 26-year-old "husband" was said to be too sick to attend.
The two men‚ aged 70 and 51‚ face charges of human trafficking while the 26-year-old faces charges of abduction and attempted rape.
- Shame of bride-snatchingZandile is a 14-year-old Grade 7 pupil from a rural village who walks long distances to and from school and to collect firewood for her unemployed parents.
The accused cannot be named until they have been asked to plead.
The suspects were arrested in January and were granted bail of R2,000 each.
Their trial will commence May 30 at the Mthatha Regional Court
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