‘The Star’ newspaper is reporting that Zamokuhle Mbatha wants compensation from the state after he was falsely identified as the shooter in Meyiwa’s murder.
JOHANNESBURG - The man who was wrongly arrested for the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa will be heading to court in May, seeking compensation of over R17 million.
Meyiwa was killed in October 2014 while visiting his girlfriend Kelly Khumalo in Vosloorus, sparking a massive manhunt which led police to Mbatha.
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