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Senzo Meyiwa, captain of Orlando Pirates, was killed while visiting his girlfriend, the singer and actress Kelly Khumalo, on October 26, 2014 in Vosloorus, Ekurhuleni, 30 km south-east of Johannesburg. AFP PHOTO/MUJAHID SAFODIEN (Photo credit should read MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP via Getty Images)
MICHAEL DU PREEZ

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Two didn’t lay charges after ‘abuse’ by police

Two of the five accused claim they were assaulted in order to force them to make confessions regarding the murder This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers.…

  • Umamah Bakharia
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Five accused men in the Senzo Mayiwa murder trial stand in the dock at Pretoria High Court on July 17, 2023 in Pretoria. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
SERGEANT BATHO MOGOLA

Senzo Meyiwa Trial: Defence says judge answered questions for witness

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng denied he was giving evidence, saying he was only ‘citing the law’

  • Umamah Bakharia
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A police van patrols in front of the house where Senzo Meyiwa was murdered. (MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP via Getty Images)
SERGEANT BATHO MOGOLA

Senzo Meyiwa murder trial: Accused arrested unlawfully, says the defence

The defence has argued that the accused were arrested on false pretence

  • Umamah Bakharia
2 min read