By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The paperwork by a police officer who conducted a pointing out exercise with one of the accused has come under scrutiny in the Senzo Meyiwa trial.
Lieutenant Colonel Nkosikhona Hadebe was back on the stand to continue his cross-examination in the High Court in Pretoria.
Hadebe is the police officer who conducted a ‘pointing out’ alongside accused number one Muzi Sibiya in June 2020.
A pointing-out occurs when a suspect is taken to the crime scene to inform police of the events that transpired at the time.
Defence lawyer for accused number three, Advocate Charles Mnisi, put it to Hadebe that he did not have sufficient experience in conducting ‘pointing out’, based on the fact that he could not produce a picture with Sibiya.
“The manner in which the process you employed while interviewing Sibiya is inidicative of the way you conducted the pointing out. The reason why I am saying this, is you are saying the reason why you did not invite the photographer to come and take photos of you while seated with the accused is because it would have amounted to interference.
“I am saying to you simply had to call him in for just a minute and he takes a photo or two and goes out and then you proceed with an interview. That wouldn’t have been interference. Which is the reason why I say for the fact that you did not do that is indicative of your experience that you had in the process of conducting a pointing out.”
But Hadebe responded to Mnisi stating that he had never stopped an interview to take a picture with a suspect sitting down.
Sibiya is among five men accused in the murder of the footballer at the home of his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, on 26 October 2014 in Vosloorus, Gauteng.They have all pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and the illegal possession of ammunition.
Proceedings will continue on Wednesday when Hadebe will continue with his cross-examination.
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