Defence witness Thabiso Buthelezi is expected to continue with his testimony in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria this Tuesday.
Buthelezi testified that the late Simphiwe Buthelezi was very ill and mentally unwell when police allegedly took a statement from him.
On Monday, the court heard more about a statement allegedly made by the late Simphiwe Buthelezi on the 16th of June 2020.
Defence counsel questioned the witness about his uncle’s condition when police allegedly took the statement.
Buthelezi says his uncle could not speak properly or even feed himself. He says he was not in a good state to make or sign any statements.
“He was not in a position to have a conversation, whereby somebody will talk to him, and he will also respond. To the other person because his mind was seriously impacted or damaged. If I had to put it in another way, I would say he was mentally ill or crazy. And when you look at his body, the bones, he would think that he has all issues or arthritis because some of his fingers were on top of one another.”
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