The alleged killer of eight-year-old Sesona Bhayibhile is set to appear in the Plettenberg Bay Magistrate's Court again on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old murder accused Lulama Candani was arrested on December 9 last year after he handed himself over to police following the death of the little girl from Bossiegif outside the coastal holiday town. He showed officers where her body was hidden. Sesona was stabbed to death.
The little girl was last seen playing with friends near their home in Bossiegif on December 8 and was reported missing by her mother at midnight.
Police said at the time that while local authorities had been searching for the girl, Candani's parents also reported him missing the following day.
At about 6am on December 9 the young man handed himself over to Knysna police. He led police to Bossiegif where he willing revealed the spot where the body was hidden in dense bushes not far from his home.
He appeared in court on December 11, but the matter was postponed several times since.
Yolande Stander Garden Route Media
