A court has heard how five people, accused of murdering two elderly women at a retirement village, can no longer stomach the brown bread, soup and tea served to them at court while standing trial.
Heads of argument in a trial-within-a-trial to determine the admissibility of an alleged confession by one of the people accused of murdering two elderly women in a retirement village have been submitted to the Gqeberha high court.
Despite having lied to authorities before, Akhona Mnxeba remained adamant he never willingly gave a statement to police when he was arrested for his alleged involvement in the double murder of two elderly women at a popular retirement village in Sunridge Park.
One of the five people accused of the brutal murder of two elderly residents at a Sunridge retirement village has lied to the law before and used an alias in a separate case prior to him allegedly confessing to the double murder.
Closing arguments in the trial-within-a-trial to determine the admissibility of an alleged confession from one of the suspects accused of murdering two elderly women at a Sunridge Park retirement was put on hold on Friday when it emerged the judge was not available.