{
  "id": 17005368,
  "title": "Stanfield trial: Defence exposes alleged cracks in witness’s video and firearms account",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/stanfield-trial-defence-exposes-alleged-cracks-in-witnesss-video-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capeargus/news/2026-10-29-stanfield-trial-defence-exposes-alleged-cracks-in-witnesss-video-and-firearms-account/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The defence challenged the credibility of Witness 3 at the Western Cape High Court, highlighting alleged inconsistencies between his initial statement, testimony and video evidence presented in the ongoing State v Stanfield trial.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}