The trial inside a trial for the murder of Senzo Meyiwa resumes tomorrow (March 4, 2024). The closing arguments are anticipated to be heard in the High Court in Pretoria.
Five men are on trial for the murder of the Bafana Bafana captain who was shot and killed in 2014
The defence will continue to challenge the admissibility of confession statements allegedly made by accused one and two.Both accused 1, Muzi Sibiya and accused 2 Bongani Ntanzi claim they were assaulted and tortured into signing the alleged confession statements.These confession statements are key evidence for the state to convince the court to admit them in the main trial.
The state called a number of police officers who were present following the arrest of Sibiya and Ntanzi in May and June 2020, to answer to the assault allegations.
Lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda denied there was any torture or assault and claims both suspects made statements freely and voluntarily, despite contradictory statements by the two.After the closing arguments, the court can then decide whether or not these confession statements should be admitted as evidence in the main trial.
