A case of assault has been opened against the accused after a fight broke out with a prison warder on Monday
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The defence advocate previously told the court his clients were tortured into signing confessions
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The prison guard told the court he had objected to how the men were seated and they had replied that they would hit him
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Two of the five accused claim they were assaulted in order to force them to make confessions regarding the murder
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Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng denied he was giving evidence, saying he was only ‘citing the law’
The defence has argued that the accused were arrested on false pretence
Police officer Vusimuzi Mogane testified about having problems with the car in which he was driving with one of the accused, despite earlier telling the court it had recently been serviced
State witness and police officer told the court that he went over the speed limit because the car had come back from service
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng says car-tracking evidence would help the court decide if accused number two Bongani Ntanzi’s claims of assault are true
But defence advocate Zandile Mshololo told the court the document the accused were seen reading was actually their indictment
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
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng granted an order to the head of the Lueewkop prison for Fisokuhle Ntuli to be examined by a doctor
Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng said he did not see why prosecutor George Baloyi would hide a statement
State witness Constable Sizwe Zungu tells court that men accused of the footballer’s murder were carrying firearms