After consulting with his client, Tshitaka informed the court his client had decided to not proceed with bail.
The matter has then been remanded to January 27 2025 for further investigation and instructions from the director of public prosecution on whether to move the matter to the high court.
Shalaba is facing charges of human tr@fficking, conspiracy to commit r0bbery, and making a false statement to the police.
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the charges stem from allegations that, on November 10, she sold her son to unidentified individuals and reported a false statement three days later by claiming that her son had been kidn@pped by unknown men in a vehicle.
“During the police investigation, it was uncovered that the kidn@pping claim was false. The woman later confessed to fabricating the story.
She was subsequently arrested on November 19 and has been in custody since her arrest. The whereabouts of the child remains unknown, and police efforts to locate him are ongoing,” said NPA spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana.
