On Wednesday 1 June 2022; the Pretoria High Court heard that; there is an eyewitness that is due to testify; in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.
Kelly Khumalo
The witness will allege that the footballer was shot by mistake by none other than; his girlfriend; Kelly Khumalo.
This twist of events was announced by defence advocate Malesela Teffo; in his statement; he revealed that; the same witness will make more allegations:
Suggesting that the revolver fired by Khumalo; was brought to the Vosloorus home of Khumalo’s mother by Longwe Twala; (musician Chicco Twala’s son) Khumalo’s sister; Zandi’s boyfriend at the time.
This revelation now deviates from prior deliberations that Longwe Twala shot Meyiwa by mistake.
Longwe Twala who is alleged to be in rehabLongwe Twala who is alleged to be in rehab.
These utterances were made during the cross-examination of the first state witness; Sergeant Thabo Mosia; he is the detective who handled the forensic testing; after the shooting on 26 October 2014.
Mosia said; he had no comment on the assertions. Teffo continued with his argunent and revealed that the same witness is going to allege that; the removal of Meyiwa from the scene of the incident (namely; the house in Vosloorus) by rushing him to hospital; was done to musk the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Kelly’s mother’s house in Vosloo
Teffo further revealed that Meyiwa was supposed to attend a birthday party of his friend on that fateful day; so those involved; made an effort to avoid the relatives and the friends or people known to Senzo.
According to Teffo; those present in the house; during the incident; also avoided Pirates players; blocking them from coming to the house; they chose to go visit Senzo at the hospital instead.
Teffo listed the names of people who were present on the day Meyiwa was shot; as follows; Kelly Khumalo; Zandi; their mother Ntombi; Longwe Twala and Meyiwa’s friends Mthokozisi Twala and Tumelo Madlala.
The five suspects in the trial; who were arrested in October 2020; in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal; have all pleaded not guilty to the charge of murdering Meyiwa.