The judge also reprimanded defence counsel Advocate Zandile Mshololo after accusing her of 'shouting'.
Advocate Zandile Mshololo appearing before the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Picture: @ThandiViera/Twitter
Things got tense between defence counsel Zandile Mshololo and Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng during the Senzo Meyiwa trial proceedings on Thursday, after the judge reprimanded Mshololo for her apparent shouting. This after Judge Mokgoatlheng asked the defence counsel if they still intended to cross-examine forensic officer Thabo Mosia, who earlier testified he was on standby duty at the time of the investigation at Kelly Khumalo’s house, and was responsible for other crimes scenes.
“I want to ask from the counsels, all of them, whether they still intend for Mr Mosia to come and testify after having listened and seen the exhibits which were brought into the record,” asked Judge Mokgoatlheng.“On behalf of accused 1 and 2 we do.
“From the documents that were submitted, when listening to that evidence and what has been testified before, I need to cross-examine the witness on what cases he went to attend on the day of the incident,” said Mshololo, but the judge was not impressed with her ‘tone’.
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