Accused in Meyiwa murder says he was not told why he was charged
Accused number three in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Mthobisi Mncube, is on the stand.
Mthobisi Mncube, the third accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, claims that lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda did not adequately explain the reason for his charges related to the star soccer player's murder. According to Mncube, he was only charged after being shown photographs and questioned about his familiarity with Meyiwa and the soccer world.
The Legal Proceedings unfold at the High Court in Pretoria concerning his alleged part in Meyiwa's murder. Five individuals are facing trial for the October 2014 killing.
Mncube states that when police officers approached him, he was already in prison and was not informed about the reason for his arrest in connection with Meyiwa's murder. When asked by Advocate Charles Mnisi how the police determined that he would be charged for complicity in Senzo Meyiwa's killing, Mncube replied that they simply informed him that they had evidence placing him as the one who killed the soccer star.
However, he emphasizes that when the police came to arrest him, they did not tell him that they were charging him for a specific case, as the source suggests they typically do.
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