Action Society is calling for both the prosecution of baby Mogamat Imaad Sharmar’s alleged abductor and the attempted murder case of Micha Renge to move forward after further postponements today, 28 September 2026. The organisation is monitoring both cases and has opposed an application to relax bail conditions in the baby abduction matter.
Baby Imaad abduction case
Sameemah Jacobs appeared in Bellville Regional Court 3, where she applied for an amendment to her bail conditions to allow her to attend a function at a school. The State opposes the application. The investigating officer needs to visit the school, which is closed until 6 October 2026. The application is scheduled to return to court that day at 14:00, allowing the officer to visit the school in the morning.
The case was also postponed to 2 October 2026 for the finalisation of financial instructions. Jacobs remains out on R4 000 bail and was warned to return to court.
Jacobs is accused of abducting nine-day-old Mogamat Imaad Sharmar from a shopping mall in Bellville on 28 June 2025. Police found him safely at a house in Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, on 30 June. Imaad’s mother, Imaan Sharmar, approached Action Society for assistance in August 2025. Action Society subsequently opposed the relaxation of Jacobs’s bail conditions.
Micha Renge attempted murder case
Abubakar Ceaser appeared in Mitchells Plain Court 4 today. His case was postponed to 10 November 2026 in Regional Court A for plea and trial. He remains in custody after bail was denied.
Ceaser is charged with attempted murder following an alleged five-hour assault on Micha Renge on 22 December 2025. Renge was reportedly strangled with a belt and assaulted at two locations in Mitchells Plain. Ceaser was arrested the following day. The case has since faced several postponements, including one caused by non-functioning court recording equipment.
“These are two families who have already endured frightening violence and uncertainty. Baby Imaad was found safe, and Micha survived the alleged attack on her life, but neither outcome removes the need for a full and timely prosecution,” says Juanita du Preez, Action Society’s national spokesperson.
“In Imaad’s case, we will continue to oppose changes to bail conditions where they may affect the family’s interests. In Micha’s case, the court must be ready to proceed with plea and trial in November. Survivors and families should not have to keep returning to court because the system is unprepared.”
Action Society will continue monitoring both matters.
