The State has filed an application for leave to appeal against the bail granted to a 16-year-old boy in the Griekwastad farm murders case, according to a report.
The Volksblad newspaper reported on Monday that State prosecutor JJ Cloete contends that the magistrate erred in his finding that the boy was not dangerous to those around him.
The appeal hearing would be heard in the Northern Cape High Court on 27 September 2012, the newspaper reported.
In his motion of notice, Cloete said that during his bail application, the boy gave no indication whether he was innocent and that he lied to the police.
The State contends it has a strong case against him.
Cloete submitted that the magistrate had underemphasised the alleged violence contained in the charges and had overemphasised the boy's interests.
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