Constable Sizwe Zungu, the police officer who placed all the five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial at a hostel in Vosloorus on the day the former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper was killed, faces a longer-than-anticipated amount of time on the witness stand. This as the trial has been postponed to October 2 to allow the defence to consult further with their clients upon receipt of more than 700 photos downloaded from the accused’s phones.
On Wednesday, Advocate Charles Mnisi told the court that he could not continue with his cross-examination until he was in possession of all the pictures downloaded by the state. This came after the witness had told the court that accused 3, Mthobisi Mncube, had at one point on October 26, 2014, worn a lime t-shirt and a necklace at the hostel.
However, among the pictures presented in court, taken on the same day, Mncube could not be seen wearing the lime t-shirt and the necklace. This prompted the defense to request the master copy of the downloads and the cell phones, which the state has now confirmed were handed to the defence later in the day.
Subsequently, the defence requested the court for a postponement to be afforded time to go through the hundreds of pictures and prepare for further cross-examination of Zungu. Sipho Ramosepele for accuseds 1 and 2, who had already concluded his cross-examination of the witness, is expected to reopen his cross-examination for the second time, after having initially done so earlier this week.
The defense has received the master copy containing close to 800 pictures from accused 3’s phone.
Proceedings are expected to start any moment from now with Constable Sizwe Zungu still on the witness stand.#SABCNews #SenzoMeyiwatrial #SenzoMeyiwa pic.twitter.com/UcUikaNtvA
— Sipho King K Kekana (@KingKAzania) September 14, 2023
Source: eNVCA
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