Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela of the Pretoria high court has allowed a statement by deceased Brig Philani Ndlovu to be used as hearsay evidence during cross-examination of a police witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.
Forensic police officer Sgt Thabo Mosia is due to resume his testimony in the trial of five men accused of the 2014 murder of the well-known footballer in Vosloorus.
“It is in the interest of justice that the content of this statement be read to the witness for him to respond. The nature of the evidence is about the crime scene,” said defence advocate Zandile Mshololo. “It is the contradictions or submissions made in this statement which are not according to what the witness has testified about before this court. It’s for him to respond on those contradictions I have noted in this statement. The probative value of the evidence is to test the credibility of the testimony of the witness who is before this court.”
The commissioner who deposed the statement in July 2019 will be called to court to confirm the authenticity of the statement, she said.
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