The lawyer for the alleged gunman, Mthobisi Mncube, has been cross-examining the State’s ballistics expert on his findings where he linked the exhibit bullet found on the scene to a gun belonging to Mncube.
JOHANNESBURG - The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has pointed out splinters in the door from the scene of the footballer’s murder to suggest that tampering may have occurred.
The court has heard that the bullet that hit Meyiwa perforated through his body, hit the kitchen door and landed on the counter nearby. Mnisi pointed out differences in the pictures, suggesting that they show that the crime scene was tampered with between the time Mhahlo took pictures and when Mangena took his.
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