Overview
- A 32-year-old appeared briefly in the Attridgeville Magistrate’s Court and was remanded after closed-door proceedings.
- He is charged with 12 counts of murder and 13 counts of attempted murder tied to the attack in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria.
- The court set 31 December for further proceedings, when a possible bail application is expected to be heard.
- Police report 25 people were shot, with 14 hospitalised, and at least 11 fatalities included a three-year-old child.
- The pre-dawn shooting occurred around 04:00 at a home operating as an informal tavern, where at least three gunmen reportedly opened fire.