Vehicle tracking data takes centre stage in AKA, Tibz murder trial
State prosecutor Advocate Gcaba presented tracking records showing the vehicle on Florida Road
In the trial of the murders of rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane, vehicle tracking data is playing a crucial role. An expert in GPS data, Carel Dreyer Rothmann, presented evidence at the Durban High Court, stating that tracking records placed a grey Volkswagen Polo near a hotel in Umhlanga and subsequently on Florida Road - the location where both victims were shot dead.
State prosecutor Advocate Lawrence Gcaba introduced tracking records which revealed the vehicle's presence on Florida Road between 9:10pm and 10:24pm. Furthermore, it was disclosed that another hired light motor vehicle followed the same route and had similar ignition times, implying that these vehicles might have been tracking each other.
Rothmann expressed uncertainty regarding the footage, saying, "So, this is page 10, it’s the same location just looking at a different angle. The Polo position is there, the hotel is on the right, however, I do want to point out that the satellite photo is not showing the hotel because the image taken is from 2014."
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