Court hears ‘inconsistent statements’ on events leading to Tshegofatso Pule murder
A childhood friend of convicted killed Muzikayise Malephane’s told the High Court in Johannesburg he believes there were some inconsistencies in the testimonies during the Tshegofatso Pule murder trial.
Malephane’s childhood friend Muzi Khumalo took the stand on Monday.
Khumalo corroborated evidence by Malephane, who told the court that alleged mastermind Ntuthuko Shoba, did arrive at the house he shared with his girlfriend in June 2020.
However, Khumalo told the court when Malephane’s girlfriend got home from work at around 4pm him, Malepane and two others drove to Zondi in Soweto.
He said Melaphane was driving his girlfriend’s Jeep, the same one he used later that night to pick up Pule and kill her.
Shoba’s lawyer, Advocate Norman Makhubela, read out Malephane’s girlfriend’s statement, which stated that when she arrived home, Khumalo and the other two friends left, but Malephane stayed behind with her and left an hour or so to fetch a cousin.
Khumalo responded “no comment” to the details of her statement.
