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Defence witness delays push Matlala attempted-murder trial to Thursday

The unavailability of defence witnesses has forced a further delay in the attempted-murder trial involving alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala and four co-accused, with proceedings now set to resume on Thursday. The Johannesburg High Court heard on Monday that accused number five, Musa Kekana, would be unavailable to continue with the trial on Tuesday as he is writing an examination. The defence also informed the court that another witness, […]

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Matlala Trial | Expert challenges State’s medical account of Kekana’s arrest

The State's medical account of Musa Kekana's condition following his arrest has come under sustained scrutiny, with forensic pathologist Professor, Gert Saayman, telling the Johannesburg High Court on Thursday that the clinical evidence is consistent with a near-fatal suffocation. Saayman's evidence forms part of a trial-within-a-trial in which the court is determining whether evidence obtained during Kekana’s April 2024 arrest can be admitted in the main attempted-murder trial involving alleged […]

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