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One of the three defence attorneys in the ongoing inquest into the murder of South African footballer, Senzo Meyiwa, has revealed that he fears of life after his home was on Wednesday “visited” by two men he feared wanted to kill him.
The second man accused of killing South African football star Senzo Meyiwa, has implicated his then girlfriend Kelly Khumalo as the mastermind behind the murder, with the two reportedly in contact before Meyiwa was shot on October 26 2014.
One of the people accused of killing the late South African footballer Senzo Meyiwa boasted about shooting him to his associates who later sold him out when a dispute arose between them, the lead investigator in the case has revealed.
The defence team representing the five men in the dock for killing South African footballer Senzo Meyiwa have accused the officer that collected evidence from one of them of being inexperienced and making numerous blunders that comprised the quality of what he gathered.
The High Court in Pretoria, South Africa has ruled that a recorded confession made by one of Senzo Meyiwa’s alleged killers will be taken into account, despite protestations from the defence that the audio is inadmissible as it was obtained under duress by Magistrate Vivienne Cronje in 2020.
A police officer called in to testify this week, allegedly withheld evidence that placed the men suspected of killing slain South African footballer Senzo Meyiwa at the scene of the crime for ‘four or five years’, denying crucial information to investigators that have been trying to solve the case for the past decade.
One of the men accused of murdering South African football star Senzo Meyiwa had prior communication with Kelly Khumalo, calling her twice before the Pirates goalie was shot and killed in 2014. That’s the revelation by a police cellphone data analyst, Lambertus Steyn, who gave evidence in court.
Zandile Khumalo, one of the people that was in the house when Senzo Meyiwa was shot and killed, on Wednesday identified accused number two, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi, as one of the pair of assailants that broke into the Khumalo family home and tried to rob them before the former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper was fatally shot.
Almost a year after the high profile trial on the murder of slain Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa kicked off, a new judge presiding on the matter, Rita Mokgoatlheng has wiped the slate clean and the trial is starting from scratch.
Zandile Lorraine Khumalo, one of the people who was in the house when Bafana Bafana star goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was killed in October 2014, has begun giving evidence before the High Court in Pretoria.