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News24 reports that the man accused of murdering Metrorail train driver Piet Botha on the Netreg station platform in Bishop Lavis appeared in court on Thursday for a second time.
Marlin Johnson, 22, was formally charged for the murder of 46-year-old Botha. Botha was killed while waiting for a train on the platform on Monday before last. Two suspects allegedly robbed him of his belongings just after 13:00, before shooting him at close range. Johnson was accompanied by three co-accused on Thursday, all minors who were making their first appearances. Cedric Andrews, accused of illegal possession of the firearm that was used to murder Botha, made a separate appearance.
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