Alleged hitman in Matlala trial alleges police torture in custody
Kekana accused police of acting rogue on the day of his arrest for the alleged murder of Swart.
The High Court in Johannesburg heard that the alleged hitman, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, and four others were on trial when Musa Kekana alleged that police tortured him into confessing to Swart's murder. Kekana was testifying in a trial within a trial, fighting to have evidence against him deemed inadmissible in court. He alleged that police acted rogue on the day of his arrest in 2024.
Kekana testified through an interpreter, stating that police tied his wrists and ankles together with his belt, placed a bag over his head, and suffocated him multiple times before he confessed.
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