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The case against two men who allegedly forced Rethabile Mlotshwa into a coffin and threatened to pour petrol over him has been transferred to the high court in Delmas.
Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen appeared in the Middelburg Regional Court in Mpumalanga on Monday morning.
They face charges of kidnapping and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
The alleged assault took place at the JM de Beer Boerdery, near the Komati power station in Mpumalanga.
On August 17, 2016 Mlotshwa noticed two Land Cruisers following him, investigating officer Constable Dimakatso Bahula previously told the court.
It was reported that the SUVs stopped and two men are said to have assaulted Mlotshwa and kicked him, without any explanation.
In a 20-second video of the incident a man, speaking in Afrikaans, forces Mlotshwa into a coffin and threatens to pour petrol on him.
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The trial will start on July 31 and is scheduled to end by August 10.
They both remain in custody.
