A state witness in the trial of alleged 28s gang boss Ralph Stanfield and others has recounted how he was allegedly assaulted by Stanfield and co-accused over his apparent knowledge of the owner of a parking bay at a residential complex.
The witness, a former tenant at Palm Springs Complex in Milnerton, told the High Court in Cape Town that on the 24th of November 2022, he was confronted by Stanfield and four other men who enquired about an alleged stolen vehicle that was parked in the parking bay.
The vehicle allegedly belonged to one of Stanfield’s employees.
The witness further told the court that Stanfield and other men took his phone and assaulted him because they saw him talking on the phone and believed he knew something about the vehicle.
The witness said he was scared.
“This person puts his hand in your pocket, grabs your phone out of your pocket. Did you say anything to him at that stage?”
“Why are you taking my phone? That was my question to him. He answered something back; he showed fingers at me and stuff”, answered the witness.
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