A large number of Daveyton residents protested outside the court against the granting of bail to the eight accused police officers.

‘Police officers are killers. No bail. They must rot in jail,’ one placard reads.

The eight police officers did not appear in court after the prosecution said an identity parade still had to be held.

Meanwhile, a man was arrested by police for allegedly stealing a cellphone from one of the photographers at court. He said he was waiting to appear in court in another case.