AKA-Tibz trial hears evidence about firearm seized from Myeza
A former Tactical Response Team officer told the Durban High Court that Siyanda Eddie Myeza allegedly said he was carrying a firearm for safekeeping after it was found on him during his April 2023 arrest.
A man, Siyanda Eddie Myeza, appeared in Durban High Court, charged with possession of a firearm linked to the murders of Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane. Myeza was arrested on April 21, 2023, after receiving tip-offs from the Crime Intelligence Unit that he was in possession of a firearm at Umlazi's L Section. The officer who arrested Myeza, who was part of the Tactical Response Team (TRT), testified that Myeza claimed to be carrying the gun for safekeeping.
The firearm seized from Myeza contained four live rounds of ammunition, but its serial number had been erased. The officer noted that Myeza was injured when he was arrested, with a cast extending from his lower leg to about halfway up his thigh. Myeza's lawyer questioned the officer about the extent of the cast, claiming it made it impossible for Myeza to have concealed or carried the firearm, but the officer disputed this.
Myeza is on trial alongside six others, all accused of involvement in the murders of AKA and Tibz, which occurred on February 10, 2023.
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