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A senior police officer and state witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial told the Pretoria high court on Friday that accused number one, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, had no injuries and was not under the influence of drugs when he confessed to the crime in 2020.
Mbotho told the court that the alleged confession was taken from Sibiya at 9.45pm on 30 May 2020, after he was called by Colonel Bongani Gininda at 7pm. According to Mbotho, Sibiya said the only injuries he had were on his hands because the handcuffs were too tight. “He never made any statement; he denies that he made a confession. My lord, the making of the statement have been explained because he said the statement was brought to him — he was assaulted and coerced to sign the already written statement,” Ramosepele said.
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