The defence in the #CoffinAssault trial tore into the evidence of the two men who were allegedly assaulted by their clients.
Advocate Wayne Gibbs who represents the first accused‚ Willem Oosthuizen‚ said it was clear from the evidence before court that the alleged victims - Delton Sithole and Victor Mlotshwa - had discussed the case before‚ despite Mlotshwa denying it.
Sithole told the court that he and Mlotshwa had discussed the case.
“There are irreconcilable differences . What makes it more interesting is that they corroborate each other on the date August 17‚” Gibbs said.
He said their evidence was fabricated.
“When people fabricate a story‚ they do not do it in detail... They said to each other‚ ‘Let us agree that it was on the 17th of August‚” Gibbs submitted.
He said according to the car tracking records before court‚ Oosthuizen and his co-accused‚ Theo Martins Jackson‚ are placed at the scene on September 7.
Oosthuizen and Jackson are facing charges of attempted murder‚ two counts of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm‚ kidnapping‚ intimidation‚ unlawful possession of a firearm and defeating the ends of justice.
A cellphone footage showing the duo forcing Mlotshwa into a coffin went viral on social media‚ causing widespread outrage.
Oosthuizen and Jackson are also accused of concealing evidence by allegedly burning the coffin either in October or November.
They have pleaded not guilty to all the charges but admitted to placing Mlotshwa in a coffin and said it was to “scare him”.
Earlier in the day prosecutor Advocate Robert Molokoane submitted that the footage did not prove that Mlotshwa was not assaulted.
The trial continues.
- SowetanLIVE
Source: TMG Digital.
Defence in #CoffinAssault trial accuses alleged victims of fabricating evidence
Advocate Wayne Gibbs who represents the first accused‚ Willem Oosthuizen‚ said it was clear from the evidence before court that the alleged victims - Delton Sithole and Victor Mlotshwa - had discussed the case before‚ despite Mlotshwa denying it.
Sithole told the court that he and Mlotshwa had discussed the case.
“There are irreconcilable differences . What makes it more interesting is that they corroborate each other on the date August 17‚” Gibbs said.
He said their evidence was fabricated.
“When people fabricate a story‚ they do not do it in detail... They said to each other‚ ‘Let us agree that it was on the 17th of August‚” Gibbs submitted.
He said according to the car tracking records before court‚ Oosthuizen and his co-accused‚ Theo Martins Jackson‚ are placed at the scene on September 7.
Oosthuizen and Jackson are facing charges of attempted murder‚ two counts of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm‚ kidnapping‚ intimidation‚ unlawful possession of a firearm and defeating the ends of justice.
A cellphone footage showing the duo forcing Mlotshwa into a coffin went viral on social media‚ causing widespread outrage.
Oosthuizen and Jackson are also accused of concealing evidence by allegedly burning the coffin either in October or November.
They have pleaded not guilty to all the charges but admitted to placing Mlotshwa in a coffin and said it was to “scare him”.
Earlier in the day prosecutor Advocate Robert Molokoane submitted that the footage did not prove that Mlotshwa was not assaulted.
The trial continues.
- SowetanLIVE
Source: TMG Digital.
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