'Space muffins' trio to hear bail decision

JOHANNESBURG - A court will decide whether to grant bail to three men charged in connection with the hospitalisation of about 90 children who ate so-called space muffins.

The accused are facing 43 counts of attempted murder and are appearing in the Soshanguve magistrate's court, north of Pretoria.

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It’s believed that they forced pupils at Pulamadibogo primary school to consume muffins laced with cannabis.

During their last court appearance, the court heard how 19-year-old Amukelani Nyulunga, 21-year-old Ofentse Maluleka and Katlego Matlala, also 21, conducted their business.

They sold muffins for R2 each and would allegedly assault victims if they refused to eat them.