Brakpan – The 12-year-old boy whose joyride ended tragically when he fatally ran over a 14-year-old boy has appeared in court facing charges of culpable homicide and driving a motor vehicle without a licence.
National Prosecuting Authority Gauteng Spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana on Monday, 9 June 2025, said the accused appeared before the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court, Gauteng, in the presence of his Guardian.
The accused can not be named because he is a minor.
“It is alleged that on 7 June 2025 at about 13:00, the minor was driving his parents’ vehicle at the corner of Madeley and Northdeene Street when he drove over a 14-year-old boy and bumped into a wall,” said Mahanjana
“The 14-year-old boy sustained injuries and was declared dead on the scene.
“The 12-year-old was then taken to the Brakpan charge office and later released into the care of his parents by police on 8 June 2025.”
In court, the matter was postponed to 28 August 2025 to determine his criminal capacity.
