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News24 reports that a construction worker is accused of burning two colleagues to death and injuring three others after allegedly causing an explosion by throwing an open gas cylinder into a mobile classroom and setting it on fire last Wednesday.
Moloko Ramogwadi appeared in the Atteridgeville Magistrate's Court in Pretoria on Friday, charged with two counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. The explosion happened at Zodwa Special School in Atteridgeville. The school caters for children with intellectual and physical disabilities. Ramogwadi was not asked to plead and will remain in custody until his next appearance. Reading from the charge sheet, the magistrate said it was alleged that Ramogwadi "unlawfully or intentionally killed or attempted to kill the victims by opening a gas bottle and pouring the gas onto the floor, which then caused an explosion". The state prosecutor said it was not clear whether the incident was premeditated, which would cause it to be a Schedule 6 offence. Ramogwadi’s lawyer said afterwards that his client intended to plead not guilty. Tshwane Emergency Services reported that the two workers who died were employees of a contractor appointed to repair two container classrooms. The three survivors are recovering in hospital.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Malibongwe Dayimani at News24
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