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A third suspect in the space muffins case has been arrested and appeared at the Soshanguve Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
About 90 learners from Pulamadibogo Primary School in Soshanguve were hospitalised after they consumed muffins believed to have been laced with dagga.
Amukelani Nyulunga, 19, Ofentse Maluleka, 21, and Katlego Matlala, 29, are facing 28 counts of attempted murder.
This comes after 19 more charges were added for selling muffins laced with a substance with a narcotic effect to children, NPA regional spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana confirmed.
On Wednesday, September 20, the first two accused Nyulunga and Maluleka sold these muffins to school children.
It is further alleged that the children started vomiting, experiencing stomach cramps, and behaving strangely at school.
The school principal then called the ambulance, taking the children to the clinic and transferring them to the hospital for further observation.
Mahanjana stated that Nyulunga and Maluleka were arrested on the same day of the incident and remanded in custody.
“Matlala handed himself to the police and was arrested on September 26, after evidence linked him to the offence,” she said.
The matter was postponed to October 4, for a formal bail application.
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Meanwhile, Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane said he is pleased that the police arrested a third suspect commends the diligent work of the men and women in blue.
“We wish the affected learners full recovery during this Term 3 recess and hope they return healthy and ready for Term 4”, said MEC Chiloane
