Inmates at Johannesburg's Sun City prison “threatened to kill” the two women accused of kidnapping six-year-old Amy’Leigh de Jager, they claimed in court on Friday.

Tharina Human, 27, Laetitia Nel, 40, and Pieter van Zyl, 50, stand accused of snatching Amy’Leigh from her mother’s arms outside Kollege Laerskool on September 2. Their bail hearing continued on Friday, having started a day earlier.

Attorney David May, acting for Human, brought an application to have his client moved from the Sun City prison to nearby police holding cells pending the outcome of the bail application.

Human claimed that when the accused arrived at the prison after court on Thursday, they were threatened by fellow inmates who had watched the proceedings, which were broadcast live.

“They threatened to kill us and we were kept awake all night. I really fear for my life and don’t feel safe there,” Human said in her affidavit, which was presented to court.

Nel in her affidavit - read out by her legal representative Stoffel Venter - said she received similar threats.

But magistrate Hussain Khota said the court found itself in a difficult position and could not determine if there were any holding cells available at surrounding police stations.

He dismissed the application, urging legal representatives to find out if there were available cells at nearby police stations before bringing another application.

Earlier in court, the trio accused of the kidnapping was described as a danger to women and children and should not be released on bail. This was according to the testimony of Const Clayton Motloung on Friday morning.

Motloung was on the stand for a second straight day in the bail applications of Human, Nel and Van Zyl.