“I saw the devil himself!”

These are the words of the grief-stricken grandmother of a 17-year-old teenager who was killed outside a club in Sandton, Johannesburg, after seeing her grandson's alleged murderer for the first time.

Dante Kade Liang, who is accused of killing King Edward VII  pupil Hlompho Mbetse, was granted R3,000 bail by the Alexandra magistrate's court on Tuesday.

The state did not oppose the application. 

Liang was arrested on February 5 outside the Maddison Club.

Magistrate Reiner Boshof said because the accused knows the witnesses he may have no contact with them.

He must also hand in his passport and stay within the borders of Gauteng.

“The bail condition is that you deregister from all social media platforms,” said Boshof.

On Monday, Boshof stopped the media from taking pictures and videos of Liang after his legal representative was late for proceedings.

He granted permission on Tuesday after hearing the media application.

“By nature courts of law are public and everyone has the right to listen. These are quite severe charges and I have no reason to not grant this application,” said Boshof.

The case has been remanded until April.