State witness cites memory lapse under cross-examination in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial
A State witness in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has told the court of his lapse in memory when answering most of the questions posed to him during cross-examination in the Pretoria High Court.
Tumelo Madlala returned to the witness stand on Monday for cross-examination.
He is Meyiwa’s childhood friend who was present when the Bafana Bafana captain was killed.
Meyiwa was shot at the home of his girlfriend, musician Kelly Khumalo in October 2014 in what the state believes was a botched robbery.
Five men are being tried for the crime.
“You have to remember that this incident happened a long time ago, so I must recall some things before responding.”
Tumelo Madlala doesn’t seem to remember much of the finer details around the day that his friend Meyiwa was killed.
In a sharp and sometimes rhetorical tone, he told the court that he was never been able to give the exact time or even a rough estimate of when the assailants allegedly entered the home of Kelly Khumalo – when Senzo Meyiwa was murdered.
The one thing Madlala remembered, however, was seeing one of the accused Bongani Ntanzi in the house attacking the occupants.
“And furthermore I would like to add that the suspect on that day, was wearing a jacket with a hoodie, even though I don’t recall the specific colour of the hoodie.”
Madlala is expected to return to the witness stand for further cross-examination on Tuesday.
-EWN
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