A defence lawyer in the Nathaniel Julies murder trial presented to the court a text conversation in which Constable Mandla Sithole told his girlfriend what transpired on the day of the incident.
Tshivhase then made allegations against Sithole saying that he had also fired shots earlier in the day and that he was the one who loaded the gun which allegedly killed Nathaniel.Tshivhase added that his client, Whiteboy denied Sithole’s statement and said that she had no reason to kill the teenage boy. She sad that when she was instructed to do she did not know that the shotgun had live ammunition.
The recording was made by Sithole who said: “I made the recording because I didn’t not like what was planned after Julies was killed.” The officers are being charged for murder, defeating the ends of justice and being in possession of unlawful ammunition. Down Syndrome teen Nathaniel Julies was shot dead in Eldorado Park last August. Picture: Timothy Bernard/African News Agency/ANAHis mother Bridgette Harris said she remained hopeful that justice would be served for her son’s life.
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