The defence lawyer of two men accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa said they confessed to the crime under duress and want the trial to be postponed to consult.
A trial-within-a-trial will be held to determine whether the two men's confessions are admissible in courtSenzo Meyiwa and the men accused of his murder at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.
Baloyi indicated his intention to present evidence regarding the warning statements of the remaining defendants and proposed a joint trial-within-a-trial for efficiency."These guys are already serving lengthy sentences for other serious offences. If these confessions were true, they would've done it a long time ago.
"If these guys just volunteer to give the state this evidence I hope they get a few years in jail but Kelly and her family deserve something I don't know just saying."High Court in Pretoria that after Meyiwa's death, Khumalo, the soccer star's then-girlfriend, refused to hand over his belongings to his family.
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