Swartruggens - Skielik murder accused Johan Nel was driven away from the Swartruggens courthouse at around 10:30 on Thursday as protesters threw stones and cans at the armoured police vehicle he was in.
Minutes earlier the crowd which had gathered outside the courthouse broke down the main gate and were forcefully pushed aside by riot police.
They were chanting: "We want Nel!"
Nel appeared in court briefly in connection with the murder of four people and the attempted murder of six others in a shooting incident in the Skielik informal settlement last Monday.
The case was postponed to February 12.
It is alleged that Nel left a Swartruggens farm last Monday and drove 10km out of town to the Skielik informal settlement. There he allegedly gunned down 10 people, killing four. Two of the victims were children aged 10 years and three months.
Speaking outside the court, North West safety and security MEC Phenye Vilakazi said the murders were racially motivated. He said there was "no other explanation".
Earlier Magistrate Andre Kleynhans appealed to the families of the victims to "keep a level head".
"I wish to appeal to people to let justice run its course and let the court do its work."
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