Senzo trial

Advocate Malesela Teffo has again failed to convince the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to halt the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in order to have a trial ...

He then went back to the issue of holding a trial within a trial, seemingly not wanting the trial to continue until the admissibility of the confession statements had been ruled upon. Teffo also alleged that one of the accused did a pointing out at the scene after being assaulted by police officers, even though he was allegedly in KwaZulu-Natal on the evening of the murder. Going through the arguments, Maumela again found that there was not a substantive application before him. Teffo had initially said his clients' rights were violated because they had not been informed of their rights, they were not told why they were appearing in court and were never formally charged. Baloyi agreed that Mshololo should be allowed to finish her cross-examination. He said their rights were violated during their first appearance in court more than two years ago.

Pretoria – Five men accused of the 2014 murder of Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Robert Meyiwa have returned to court in Pretoria this ...

Do you have a response?” Teffo asked Mosia. Counsel for four of the five men arrested for the murder, advocate Malesela Teffo, submitted to the court that an unidentified witness would testify that the singer shot Meyiwa, who was visiting her at the time. Earlier in the week, the High Court in Pretoria heard explosive information on the 2014 murder of Meyiwa, with the defence stating that the slain footballer was shot “mistakenly” by Kelly Khumalo.

The application brought by Adv Malesela Teffo to have a trial within a trial in the murder case of Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has been ...

“How come you say you left the crime scene because it was beyond your capabilities? Mosia maintained that he left the scene at singer Kelly Khumalo’s home in Vosloorus, on the East Rand, in the hands of a senior police officer. Mosia told the court that he joined the police in January 2006.

The murder trial of former Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa continues in the high court in Pretoria on Monday.

During cross-examination the Pretoria high court heard that a neighbour had allegedly cleaned the crime scene.

Slain Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa. Themba Maseko. A forensic fieldworker in the Senzo Meyiwa case has testified he did not believe the crime scene had ...

Mosia said that was not part of his duties. This witness also allegedly saw a lot of empty beer bottles on the floor and Phiri had allowed two people to enter the house which was by then considered a crime scene. The defence had previously said there was a witness statement by Gugu Ngubeni that referred to a person named Maggie Phiri who was seen cleaning the house after the shooting.

Forensic officer Thabo Mosia says he does not know where murdered footballer Senzo Meyiwa fell when he was shot.

Another brutal day of cross examination for Sergeant Thabo Johannes Mosia by Advocate Zandile Mshololo, who represents one of the five accused, ...

Mosia said: “The car was at the scene. Those are the only two places with blood stains. Advocate Mshololo’s evidence in court on Monday alleged that the crime scene may have been tampered with between the time of the shooting and the time it took Mosia to arrive at the scene.

The five men accused of the football star's murder will return to the dock on Monday morning.

The five men accused of the football star’s murder will return to the dock on Monday morning. The five men accused of the football star’s murder will return to the dock on Monday morning. PRETORIA - As the Senzo Meyiwa trial resumes in the Pretoria High Court on Monday morning, the defence is expected to bring an application for a trial within a trial.

Advocate Zandile Mshololo cross-examined Sergeant Thabo Mosia on Monday, who was the first forensic police officer on the crime scene.

Maggie responded that she does not want police to see that the people who were inside the house were drinking,” Mshololo said. Advocate Zandile Mshololo cross-examined Sergeant Thabo Mosia on Monday, who was the first forensic police officer on the crime scene. Advocate Zandile Mshololo cross-examined Sergeant Thabo Mosia on Monday, who was the first forensic police officer on the crime scene.

Witness statements have revealed that the murder scene was cleaned before police arrived. Advocate Zandile Mshololo continues to poke holes in the state's case ...

Advocate Zandile Mshololo kicked off her cross-examination of Sergeant Thabo Mosia by asking about his qualifications.

Advocate Zandile Mshololo kicked off her cross-examination of Sergeant Thabo Mosia by asking about his qualifications. Advocate Zandile Mshololo kicked off her cross-examination of Sergeant Thabo Mosia by asking about his qualifications.

The application brought by advocate Malesela Teffo to have a trial within a trial in the murder case of Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was ...

Teffo argued that the accused were wrongfully arrested and should not be the ones sitting in the dock for Meyiwa’s murder. Teffo made an application before the high court in Pretoria asking that the cross-examination being conducted by advocate Zandile Mshololo, for accused No 5 Sifisokuhle Nkani Ntuli, be halted and the court allow for a trial within a trial. An application brought by advocate Malesela Teffo to have a trial within a trial in the murder case of Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was dismissed on Monday.

Proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial taking place at the Pretoria High Court was halted as a result of a complaint made by a member of the defence ...

Which is compromising us and is compromising the trial.” She referred to a conversation that she described as crucial to her case. In particular, the SABC that has planted a microphone in front of me.”