"When I'm nervous my blood pressure heats up and I almost fainted because my heart was beating at an abnormal pace," she said.
But she breathed a sigh of relief when it became clear that Theo Martins Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen would remain behind bars.
Magistrate Jongilizwe Dumehleli said yesterday it was clear that the assault on Rethabile Victor Mlotshwa was inspired by racism.
The men allegedly forced Mlotshwa into a coffin and threatened to kill him.
The incident, recorded on camera, caused national outrage last month.
The two abandoned an initial bail application citing safety concerns, but last week returned to court requesting bail.
Dumehleli said that it was not in the interests of justice for them to be granted bail.
In affidavits before the court, the two men claimed that they attacked Mlotshwa because he was stealing copper cables.
Delivering the verdict, Dumehleli said it was strange that the two were able to film the assault, but not the theft.
"None of the applicants explains what happened to the copper cables. They also knew where the police station is. They never brought the copper cables to the police station for safe custody," Dumehleli said.
He also said the applicants were "economical" in explaining why they were in possession of a coffin.
"Since there is no evidence that the applicants own a funeral parlour, nor were they preparing for a funeral, I'm only left with grave concern," he said.
Dumehleli said he was disappointed that the police did not conduct forensic tests on the coffin.
"It is necessary for the coffin to go for a laboratory test to see if there are no traces of other people that have been in that coffin," the magistrate said.
Mlotshwa said she was pleased with the verdict.
"My family can rest now that they will spend the festive season safe from these hooligans," she said.
The two will remain in custody until January 25, when a date for their trial will be decided.
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