Pretoria - A Vosloorus police officer who responded to the call of the shooting of Senzo Meyiwa has denied taking forensic officer Thabo Johannes Mosia from the hospital to the house.
Sergeant Patrick Mlungisi Mthethwa, attached to the Vosloorus police station, told the court that they received the call regarding a shooting in progress around 8.53pm and arrived at the house shortly afterwards.
Mthethwa said upon arrival they met Themba Khumalo, who introduced himself as the brother to Makhumalo, Kelly Khumalo's mother.
The uncle allegedly told the police officers that although he did not have much information about what transpired, he was told that someone inside the house had been shot and had been taken to the Botshelong hospital.
The officers said after going inside the house briefly they requested Khumalo to lock the house and looked around the nearby park on their way to the hospital as they were informed by neighbours that the two assailants responsible had escaped that way.
Mthethwa said upon arriving at the hospital they found a BMW vehicle with two occupants inside, with a lady later identified as Kelly, informing police that Meyiwa had been shot and was inside the hospital.
After identifying Meyiwa's dead body, the officer said they were introduced to MaKhumalo who agreed to travel back to the house and explain to the officers what had transpired.
Upon arrival at the house, Mthethwa said he and his colleague, referred to as sergeant Mathebula, cordoned off the scene and went inside to find a hat, a projectile and a crutch which was identified as belonging to one of the victims.
Mthethwa said they then called the Client Services Centre to organise detectives, photographers and all the relevant officials to attend to the scene.
During cross-examination by Thomas Thobane, however, Mthethwa revealed that they did not speak to or travel with anyone else from the hospital except for MaKhumalo.
He said that sergeant Mosia, known to them as a photographer, arrived at the house shortly before the arrival of the task team.
Mosia had during his testimony informed the court that he was delayed in getting to the house as he was not given the address of the home and instead met with officers at the hospital who took him to the house.
Mosia is the state's first witness and the forensic officer who attended the murder scene four hours after the shooting took place.
The trial continuest.
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