The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has accused witness Nthabiseng Mokete of fabricating her testimony to the Pretoria high court.
Advocate Zandile Mshololo, representing one of the five men accused of the murder, on Thursday put it to Mokete that she had changed her testimony from her original statement to the police.
Mokete was Ntombi Khumalo's neighbour in Vosloorus in October 2014. The footballer was spending the day at the home with a group including his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, Ntombi's daughter. He was mortally wounded, allegedly in a scuffle with one of two armed intruders who barged in and demanded their valuables.
On Wednesday, Mokete testified she heard gunshots and saw a man running down the street at about 8pm. She then saw two other men running. The first one was slim and short. “Of the [other] two, one wasn't big in physique, he was of average height and he had dreadlocks. The other one was slightly bigger in physique. They didn't outrun each other, he had a hoodie on his head. He was taller than the other two.”
Mshololo, quoting a statement made on October 27 2014 where Mokete said she couldn't identify the men, questioned why she only gave the description of the men, especially the one with a hoodie and dreadlocks, when she was in court and not to the police during investigations.
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