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Defence advocate in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Zandile Mshololo halted cross-examination of forensic expert Thabo Mosia after she revealed that the state did not disclose the existence of a second docket prior to the trial, which implicates singer Kelly Khumalo in the murder of the Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana skipper.
Mshololo requested that the court afford her the opportunity to peruse the second docket before continuing with the cross-examination of the police sergeant.
She said the docket, which was opened in 2019, identifies the people who were present in the house where the murder was committed as suspects in the killing of the soccer star, and says were supposed to be charged with defeating the ends of justice.
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The docket cites the suspects as Longwe Twala, Kelly Khumalo, Gladness Khumalo, Zandi Khumalo, Tumelo Madlala, Mthokozisi Twala and Maggie Phiri.
“As a result of the content contained in this document, it shows that there is a conflict of interest, but I cannot be able to make that submission before I can get confirmation from the author of this document before I continue with the cross-examination,” Mshololo said.
She also questioned Mosia on a walking stick that was found on the scene, which is believed to belong to Gladness and was allegedly used to hit one of the suspects when they were allegedly being robbed.
Mshololo read a statement written by Zandile which cited that the stick was used and left on the crime scene.
Meyiwa was shot and killed at his then-girlfriend Kelly Khumalo’s mother’s house in Vosloorus in October 2014.
Mosia admitted that he did not take a DNA sample from the walking stick even though it formed part of the state’s exhibits.
“As I have explained before, the crutch belonged to one of the people in the house, and I did not think it was necessary to take samples from it,” he said.
He also conceded that he did not get information that it had been used during the incident.
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Mshololo previously dismantled Mosia’s qualifications, prompting him to admit that his highest qualification was obtained five years after the murder.
“So we could agree that you had not obtained a BTech at the time when the incident happened, and you wouldn’t have known [at the time of collecting exhibits] what you later learned about forensics?” she asked.
The five suspects – Mthobisi Mncube, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Sifiso Ntuli – have pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition.
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