Accused five in Meyiwa murder trial ‘not feeling well’, trial postponed

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Proceedings at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial hit a snag again on Tuesday morning when counsel for accused five, Advocate Zandile Mshololo asked for a postponement. This after Mshololo told the court that her client, Fisokuhle Ntuli was not feeling well and that he needed medical attention.

The court order that accused 5, Fiskohle Ntuli, be examined by a medical practitioner today and that a medical report be presented to court tomorrow.

The court adjourns and the trial is expected to continue tomorrow. #SABCNews #SenzoMeyiwaTrial #SenzoMeyiwa

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After asking the state to read sections of the law relating to circumstances under which proceedings could proceed in the absence of the accused, Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng made an order for the accused to be attended to by a doctor at the Leeuwkop Prison where he is currently incarcerated.

Last week Friday, the court was also adjourned early when the defence demanded a handwritten statement that Constable Sizwe Zungu had prepared before the typed statement was admitted to court as evidence.

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng, presiding over the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, has ordered that Ntuli, be examined by a medical practitioner today and that a medical report be presented to the court tomorrow.

The trial is expected to continue tomorrow.

The High Court in Pretoria has heard about how a senior police officer, Major General Shadrack Sibiya, who was fired in 2015, continued to be part of the investigation into the murder of former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa.

Sibiya, who has previously denied being part of the Meyiwa murder case’s investigating team, was fired in 2015 before he was reinstated in 2022 and promoted to the position of National Deputy Police Commissioner. This after winning his legal bid in the Labour Court.

However, state witness Sizwe Zungu has told the court about a meeting he attended with Sibiya and Major General Vincent Leshabane in 2019, where the discussions centred around the five accused’s possible involvement in the murder.