Trajectory of bullet not followed up, Meyiwa trial hears
Sergeant Thabo Mosia had another tough morning in the witness box as he continued his cross-examination in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.
Mosia, who has since been promoted to a warrant officer based in Secunda, was one of the first forensic responders on the scene of the football star’s killing in October 2014.
On Friday Mosia, who was being cross-examined by Advocate Zithulele Nxumalo, who represents accused number four, told the High Court in Pretoria that he did not follow up on the trajectory of the bullet found at the Vosloorus home.
“Due to the fact that I now had secondary assistance, we were then able to trace the movement of the bullet, and thereafter we didn’t continue.”
“Would it not have assisted you to trace the movement of the bullet?” probed Nxumalo.
“The investigation that is conducted in the night is not the same as one that is conducted in the day. That is why it’s important that, after I do a preliminary investigation in the night, that I do another one in the day so that I can cover areas that I couldn’t previously,” responded Mosia.
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During this week’s testimony, Mosia told the court that he was only called out to the scene four hours after Meyiwa had been shot.
He also told the court that no prime residue tests were done on the people who were inside the house when Meyiwa died.
Mosia told the court that, in addition, no fingerprint swabs were also done on any of the doors in the house.
Advocate Zandile Mshololo, who represents one of the five accused, will begin her cross-examination of Mosia on Monday.
