A key state witness in the murder trial of soccer star, Senzo Meyiwa, has reportedly passed away.
This comes just weeks before trial proceedings resume in the High Court in Pretoria.
Five men are on trial, facing charges of murder, attempted murder, and robbery. Meyiwa, who also played for Orlando Pirates, was shot dead in Vosloorus, at the home of his girlfriend, singer and actress Kelly Khumalo on October 26, 2014.
Brigadier Philani Ndlovu was expected to give key evidence on behalf of the state at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at some stage. Ndlovu, the former provisional head of SAPS, was one of the first people at the scene of the incident. He had been mentioned by the first state witness, police officer Thabo Mosia, who was also at the scene.
Defence advocate, Malesela Teffo poked holes in Mosia’s testimony alleging that Brigadier Ndlovu had tampered with the crime scene ahead of Mosia’s arrival.
Ndlovu was expected to be called as a state witness to assist the court in establishing what exactly transpired on that fateful October evening.
The trial which finally got underway last month but was postponed to May 30, 2022, after the lawyer representing four of the accused was arrested on charges of contempt of court is expected to resume with Mosia being cross-examined by the defence for the fifth accused.
