The absence of a trail where Senzo Meyiwa was ki led was explored by the defence during the questioning of a State witness.

The pathologist who examined the football star’s body gave testimony on Tuesday.

Dr Johannes Steenekamp told the court how the gun used to kill Meyiwa was pressed against his chest.

He also said it took seconds or minutes for him to die.

 

 

Five men are being tried for kig the Bafana Bafana captain in October 2014 while he was at the home of his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo.While questioning Steenekamp, the lawyer for the fourth accused, Advocate Zithulele Nxumalo, looked to establish if a blood trail would have been left as Meyiwa was carried from the house to the hospital.

But Steenekamp told the court that while dripping might have happened, Meyiwa’s external bleeding would not have been extensive, as he was bleeding mostly internally.

Nxumalo informed Steenekamp that he was asking his question in light of a theory by the defence that the scene was tampered with, and Meyiwa’s blood could have been wiped from the floor.Judge Ratha Mokgoatleng seemed rather dismissive of Nxumalo’s inference.

“You have actually testified that there was no squirting or sprouting of the blood [and] most of th was contained within the chest cavity.”

A ballistic expert will take the stand on Wednesday morning.