Matlala trial: Paramedic says Kekana alleged police assault
Hours after his arrest, Musa Kekana told a paramedic that police had assaulted him, the Johannesburg High Court heard on Tuesday.
Musa Kekana, a paramedic, testified in a Johannesburg High Court trial that police allegedly assaulted him after being arrested. Mary Ngapela, an ambulance emergency assistant for Netcare 911, provided evidence in a trial-within-a-trial against Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his four co-accused. Matlala, a tenderpreneur, faces charges including attempted murder.
The state alleges Matlala ordered hit plots between August 2022 and January 2024, targeting three individuals. Kekana, accused number one, is disputing the admissibility of evidence obtained by police following his arrest in April 2024. Ngapela found Kekana handcuffed on the side of Eighth Road in Kew, with elevated blood pressure and heart rate.
She documented his condition but did not record the alleged police assault in her report. The trial continues.
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