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Matlala trial | Medical witness delay stalls Kekana torture hearing

The trial-within-a-trial into the arrest of accused number one, Musa Kekana, has been postponed after the State was unable to call a key medical witness expected to testify about injuries allegedly sustained after his arrest. The Johannesburg High Court heard that the medic who allegedly treated Kekana was unavailable due to a family crisis, while prosecutors were still consulting with another doctor expected to present medical evidence. The postponement follows […]

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Matlala trial | State witness stands by Kekana identification as co-accused seeks exemption

The State's key witness in the attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, has firmly rejected accused number one, Musa Kekana's, version of events, insisting he is certain Kekana was the man he saw driving a white Hyundai i20 from a murder scene in Vereeniging before later tracking him to a property in Bramley, where police arrested him. The evidence emerged as the Johannesburg High Court heard […]

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Matlala trial halted for trial-within-a-trial over arrest evidence

The attempted murder trial of alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, has been temporarily halted after the defence challenged the legality of accused Musa Kekana's arrest, prompting the Johannesburg High Court to convene a trial-within-a-trial. The proceedings were interrupted on Friday after, Advocate Riaan Gissing, representing Kekana, objected to evidence presented by the State's second witness, private security officer Jaco Shepard. Gissing argued that Kekana's constitutional rights were not properly […]

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