The trial of a 22-year-old man charged with the murder of two-year-old Hakeem Baartman is expected to go ahead in the Port Elizabeth High Court.
Marshall Thomas has been charged with murder and attempted murder following a shooting incident in November 2017.
The case was previously postponed for a possible plea and sentence deal, but on Thursday the state prosecutor requested that the matter be postponed.
According to the State, Baartman was walking with his uncle Ashley in Helenvale when the shooting incident happened.
The little boy was hit in the head by a stray bullet and died on the scene while his uncle was wounded but survived.
A 17-year-old teenager, Dimitri Guest, who was the apparent target of the shooting, sustained a gunshot wound to the neck.
Thomas also faces other charges which include the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition and willingly aiding and abetting criminal activity.
The case was postponed to 18 March for trial.
-African News Agency - ANA
