The alleged getaway driver in lawyer Pete Mihalik's murder said he could not report the theft of his car on the day of the shooting because he was assaulted when he got to Sea Point police station in Cape Town. | itchybyte
Nkosinathi Khumalo is on trial for murder and attempted murder along with Sizwe Biyela and Vuyile Maliti.The alleged getaway driver in Pete Mihalik's murder accused Sea Point police of assault.The police denied the claims, but Khumalo insisted that was the first of three assaults after his arrest.
The traffic officer said he walked back to the scene without his passenger. He claims the vehicle was stolen while he was getting his fine and that he was travelling alone. Khumalo testified in the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday that when he got to the police station with the traffic officer, he wanted to report that the reddish Renault Clio he borrowed from his friend had been stolen, but things went horribly wrong.
"They were asking me about the death of someone. I told them I don't know anything, then they began to assault me."Khumalo said he only remembered Sergeant Isaac Tshabalala and did not know the name of the"tall man with spectacles" and a third person who had been present. On Tuesday, he remembered that he was also punched and said he forgot to tell his lawyer this.
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