‘Material evidence’ in Meyiwa docket should have been given to defence before plea, says lawyer

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‘Material evidence’ in Meyiwa docket should have been given to defence before plea, says lawyer
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The defence for one of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Zandile Mshololo, told the Pretoria high court the prosecution’s previous non-disclosure of the contents in the second docket opened in 2019 has led to the violation of her client’s ...

“The information contained in the second docket ought to have been disclosed to the applicant before he pleaded,” she said.

In the docket, Meyiwa’s girlfriend Kelly Khumalo and those present at the scene of his murder in 2014 are the accused. It was opened by two police officers who were part of the initial investigating team when there was an impasse in the investigation. However, a breakthrough came in May 2020 when the current accused were identified.

Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince Ncube, Mthokoziseni Ziphozonke Maphisa and FisokuhleMshololo on Monday said the docket opened in 2019 had crucial information, including an allegedly contradictory statement by the first witness in the trial, Sgt Thabo Mosia.

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