MURDER accused Ntokozo Zikhali briefly appeared in the Benoni Magistrates Court in Ekurhuleni on Monday, 31 July.
Zikhali is accused of kidnapping, raping and killing Bokgabo Poo in Wattville, Ekurhuleni, in October 2022.
The trial will resume on Tuesday, 1 August to give Zikhali's lawyer time to consult with him about the latest development in the case.
This comes after new charges are expected to be added to the suspect.
Zikhali was informed about new evidence on Monday, 31 July in the form of footage had been presented and more charges are expected which include a pending case in the same court for the rape of a nine-year-old girl from the same area.
Zikhali faces one count of kidnapping, two rapes, defeating the ends of justice and mutilation of a body.
Parts of Bokgabo dismembered body were found in two places.
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The four-year-old Bokgabo was kidnapped from Masoleng Park in Wattville, Benoni on 9 October 2022
The death of Poo caused pain and trauma to the family as some of the body parts are still missing.
The Poo family had to bury their daughter Bokgabo in November 2022 after the alleged killer allegedly refused to co-operate and inform the cops where the remaining body parts are.
Bokgabo was lured from Masoleng Park, where she was playing with a friend, with promises of sweets.
She was last seen on grainy CCTV footage, happily skipping down a road next to a man.
Residents of Wattville came in numbers to support the Poo family.
The community leader Mpinini Mabotha said: "We have been long waiting for this day to finally come in order to see justice of the little girl done.
"Bokgabo's death left residents in shock. We don't want to see such cruel and heinous crimes happen again in any community," she said.
