Senzo Meyiwa trial reaches crucial stage as State tries to admit confession statements as evidence
Five men are on trial for the murder of former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa, who was shot and killed in Vosloorus on 26 October 2014.
Since the trial started, the State has led the evidence of more than a dozen witnesses, including three people who were in the house when Meyiwa was shot, neighbours, ballistics experts, forensic experts, and people who know and interacted with the accused.Testimony that placed all the accused together at a hostel in Vosloorus on the day that Meyiwa was killed.
The bullet found at the murder scene was fired from a CZ 75 9mm parabellum pistol found in Mncube's possession. However, Sibiya and Ntanzi's attorney, Sipho Ramosepele, said he would be challenging the admissibility of the confessions and the pointing out.This challenge has triggered a trial-within-a-trial, which is effectively a mini-trial where both the State and defence will lead evidence so Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng can rule on the admissibility of the confession statements.
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