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Amy Leigh kidnapping: Judgment in bail hearing next week


Judgement in the bail hearing of the three suspects arrested for the kidnapping of 6-year-old Amy Leigh de Jager will be handed down in the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate's Court next Friday.

A 27-year-old teacher Tharina Human who was a Grade RR teacher at Amy Leigh's school is accused of being the mastermind behind the kidnapping.

The 40-year-old Laetitia Nel and the 50-year-old Pieter van Zyl are her co-accused.

All three are being charged with kidnapping and extortion and have been in custody for nearly a month now - since their arrest.

Human told the court in a written affidavit today that she will plead not guilty to the charges against her while Van Zyl also intends to plead not guilty.

Nel has already given police a written confession which led to the arrests of Human and van Zyl.

A fourth suspect, a Lesotho national, was arrested last week and will be back in court on Wednesday for the state to confirm his status in the country.