[2] Taki murdered 10 victims in the sugarcane plantations around the town of Umzinto in the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal as well as a further three victims in the tea plantations near Port St. Johns in the Eastern Cape.
Body parts of some of his victims are alleged to have been provided to a local traditional healer or sangoma.
Taki fell from the roof of his fourth-floor cell, seriously injuring himself while his accomplices successfully escaped.
[4] On 2 March 2010, Taki, now using a wheelchair, entered court requesting that his girlfriend be given bail.
Judge King Ndlovu postponed the trial until 30 April 2010, during which the remaining eight of the state's 103 witnesses were to testify.