Data downloaded from Bongani Ntanzi’s sim card revealed that he communicated with the other accused. Image: X/@MnisiNkosikhona.
WATCH LIVE: Senzo Meyiwa murder trial
Various police officers who have testified deny that accused 1 and 2 in the Senzo Meyiwa trial were assaulted and forced to confess.
Data downloaded from Bongani Ntanzi’s sim card revealed that he communicated with the other accused. Image: X/@MnisiNkosikhona.
The defence in the trial-within-a-trial of the five men accused of killing former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa is expected to cross-examine State witness Mogane on Friday, 3 November.
On Thursday, 2 November, Sergeant Vusumuzi Mogane told the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria that when they found accused 2 Bongani Ntanzi with a firearm and ammunition at his place in Rustenburg and that he was a person of interest in another case in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal.
SENZO MEYIWA MURDER TRIAL CONTINUES
Five men are on trial at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria for the murder of the soccer star, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Fisokuhle Nkani Ntuli. They face charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, robbery with aggravated circumstances, possession of firearms without a licence and possession of ammunition.
All five men pleaded not guilty as the trial has started afresh under Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng.
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WHEN DO COURT PROCEEDINGS START?
Court proceedings normally start at 10:00, adjourn at 13:00 for lunch and resume again at 14:00. However, due to unforeseen circumstances on a particular day there are delays and sometimes court adjourns for either tea or lunch earlier than the set times indicated above.
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