Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said he client was booked out for so many hours to be tortured and assaulted
Police officer disputes the claim that a brigadier asked accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi, to strip his shirt off
Witness says Ntanzi claimed to have only heard of the footballer’s murder on the news as he was at work on the day
Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu told the Pretoria high court that state witness Constable Jabulani Buthelezi went beyond the scope of his work
Previous state witnesses had told the court that they saw no injuries on accused number two, Bongani Ntanzi
State witness Constable Wendell Jonathan told the court on Monday he was not present when the accused was allegedly tortured
The defence questions Constable Nkosingphile Maphumulo’s professionalism after he admits to not taking notes
Lieutenant Colonel Nkosikhona Hadebe testified that the accused had no visible injuries and said he had not been assaulted
But a state witness, who is an interpreter, told the court that accused number two Bongani Ntanzi was eager to speak
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng rules that the accused’s rights were violated when his alleged confession was recorded without his knowledge
Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said the rights of his clients were violated
Lawyers for the two accused men who allegedly made confessions want state witness Colonel Mhlanganyelwa Mbotho recalled to the stand
A colonel told the court that accused number one Muzikakhulelwa Sibiya was read his rights and reminded that he could remain silent
According to advocate Sipho Ramosepele, his clients were tortured and coerced into signing pre-written statements
State witness Captain Mmampshedi demurred when asked to comment on Zandile Khumalo’s earlier testimony that the hat belonged to one of the intruders on the day the footballer was killed
Advocate Zandile Mshololo tells the court that the defence must be furnished with evidence before the state calls a new witness
Defence lawyers accuse the police constable of fabricating his version of events at a Vosloorus hostel, hours before the football star was murdered
Defence advocate Zithulele Nxumalo told the Pretoria high court that his client, Mthokoziseni Maphisa, did not know state witness Constable Sizwe Zungu outside of court
Defence lawyers say they cannot proceed without the photographs, while state prosecutor George Baloyi is against the trial not continuing
State witness Constable Sizwe Zungu tells court that men accused of the footballer’s murder were carrying firearms
State witness, forensic officer Thabo Mosia, who was recalled to the stand, said he only took eight pictures as he had problems with his camera
State witness and sangoma Lionel Robert Zwane told the Pretoria high court that three men came to ask for herbs before going on ‘a job’
Lieutenant Colonel Christian Mangena’s reconstruction of the scene showed that two shots were fired in the house where the football player was killed
Dr Johannes Steenkamp said the soccer player bled heavily internally, from damage to the heart and the lungs
State witness Captain Bongani Mtshali says the only time the gun would have been in an unsealed bag was at the ballistics centre
Defence advocate Zandile Mshololo reiterated the assertion that the bullet found in the kitchen was planted
State witness Sergeant Mandla Masondo confirmed that the gun could be linked to a taxi-related murder case
The defence advocate questioned Tumelo Madlala’s description of accused number two, Ntanzi
Defence advocate Sipho Ramosepele says Kelly Khumalo, Mthokozisi Thwala and Tumelo Madlala failed to get emergency help when the footballer was shot
Judge Ratha Ratha Mokgoatlheng rebukes state witness Tumelo Madlala after he calls the accused ‘dogs’
Police data analyst Colonel Lambertus told the court that the only person who could have done a SIM swap on Meyiwa’s cell phone was the person who had his ID
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