The defence was set to continue cross-examining State witness Constable Sizwe Zungu on Monday, who placed all the accused in Vosloorus on the night the football star died.
JOHANNESBURG - The Senzo Meyiwa tria l will not proceed on Tuesday due to Fisokuhle Ntuli, one of the accused, falling ill.Zungu has also claimed that the men rushed back to the hostel in the area and two of them were armed.
Lawyer for the third accused, Advocate Charles Mnisi, was set to continue cross-examining Constable Zungu when court resumed on Tuesday morning after his bid to see Zungu’s handwritten statement failed.Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has ruled on the matter and the trial will resume on Wednesday morning.
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