THE family of slain socialite Sam Mbatha said it will be difficult for them to await the court's judgement.
This after they learnt that the case will have to be postponed again.
The case of Thato Mosetlha (22), Arthur Khoza (19) and Mahlatsi Nkuna (21) had to be postponed to Friday, 25 March.
The three suspects face charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, kidnapping, murder, malicious damage to property and obstruction of justice.
Emotions ran high last Friday when the court was informed that the case of the three suspects accused of kidnapping and murdering Sam Mbatha had been postponed again.
The trio was scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, 8 March by the High Court, North West Division in the Ga-Rankuwa Regional Court after the matter was postponed because one of the accused's attorneys fell ill on Thursday.
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The angry family members and people in the gallery who had come to offer their support stormed out while the court interpreter explained what the judge had said.
The court heard that the matter had to be adjourned again until 25 March.
Judge Frances Reid told the court that the attorney representing defendant number three was still unwell and that it would be unfair for the court to proceed with sentencing.
The family said the law always favoured the criminals and ignored the pain suffered by the victim's family.
Speaking to Daily Sun, Sam's uncle Cornelius Mbatha said they were tired and could not wait any longer. He said the next two weeks will be difficult as they have to wait in anticipation.
The deceased, a member of the LGBTQ community, was found dead in the boot of a burnt-out Hyundai i20 at a football field in Ikageng Section, Klipgat, on Monday, 21 June 2021, after police investigations led to a house in Phutha Section, Klipgat.
During a search of the house belonging to the third accused, Thato Mosetlha, blood stains were found on the floor, under and on a bed and on the carpet.
An axe, believed to have been used in the crime, was also found on the roof of the house. DNA samples positively identified Sam Mbatha as the deceased.
His uncle, Cornelius Mbatha, said they were waiting for the matter to end and could not give up now after travelling this painful road for three years.
