Dekhta kidnapping | Alleged kidnappers face additional charges

CAPE TOWN - More charges have been added against the seven men charged with the kidnapping of eight-year-old Abira Dekhta.

These include a charge of child pornography.

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They are also being charged under the Provisions of Organised Crime Act, which is a Schedule Six offence.

This means they’ll need to prove exceptional circumstances as to why they should be granted bail.

Abira was kidnapped on her way to school on 4 October.

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She was rescued eleven days later from a house in Khayelitsha.

The men have been remanded in custody until their next appearance on 13 December.

* eNCA's Ayesha Ismail reports.