R33 TRIP COST E-HAILING DRIVER HIS LIFE, FOURTH SUSPECT IN COURT ON WEDNESDAY!
The fourth suspect arrested in connection with the murder of e-hailing driver Isaac Satlat is now scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
The suspect handed himself over to the police on Monday after three of his co-accused abandoned their bail application at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court.
The fourth suspect was expected to appear at the same court today, but his matter was not placed on the court roll because he is still being processed by the police.
The accused allegedly hijacked and killed 22-year-old Satlat in Pretoria last week.
The family of Satlat is still raising funds to repatriate his body back to Nigeria.
“So, we are taking the option of repatriating his body for the sake of the family. We feel it’s important to bury him in Nigeria and not here, just so the family over there, his uncles, his grandparents, his mother, and two siblings, you know, would have a look at him and touch him one more time and bring closure,” said family spokesperson, Solomon Ashoms.
A routine e-hailing trip worth a mere R33 turned deadly for Satlat, an automobile engineering student whose life was cut short during a shift last week.
Satlat was transporting two passengers when he was strangled and killed.
In a heartbreaking detail shared by those close to the family, the fare for the ride that cost Isaac his life was only R33.
Family and friends told EWN that Isaac was just weeks away from a major milestone.
He was scheduled to graduate in March, the same month as his 23rd birthday and had plans to relocate back to Nigeria to reunite with his mother and siblings, whom he had not seen since 2016.
They described the deceased as a humble and sociable young man who was deeply involved in his community. A member of Winners Chapel International, he was a former Sunday school student who grew into a big brother figure to many.
“He was very creative with his hands,” said family spokesperson Solomon Ashooms.
“He loved automobile engineering because he loved to create. He was not a complicated person; people who met him loved him.”