The National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) stance in the prosecution of the six remaining men charged for varying roles in the murder of Siemens, comes as today marks exactly 5 years since Siemens .
A motion for judgment of acquittal rests on the claim that the evidence at trial was insufficient for a conviction. In other words, the defendant argues that no reasonable judge could possibly find.
The Free State High Court Judge, Pitso Molitsoane, on Tuesday postponed the trial to 3 February 2022. The trial was postponed to allow the defence team of eight accused, including murder mastermind.
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âââ LUCKY NKUYANE 06:34 Wed, 16 Dec 2020
The state s laboratory is continuing to analyse the DNA sample taken from one of Brendin Horner s murder accused.
This was according to the state prosecutor during yesterday s appeal by first accused Sekwetje Mahlambi in the Free State High Court.
The State informed Judge Celeste Reinders during the appeal that the analysis of the bloodied trousers, which where confiscated at Mahlambi s home in Fateng Tse-Ntsho in Paul Roux near Senekeal, was still in progress.
This, as Mahlambi s legal representative, Advocate Joseph Kgoelenya, appealed against Senekal Magistrate Deon Van Rooyen s decision to refuse his client bail in October - after the latter was arrested for murder and robbery alongside co-accused Sekola Matlaletsa.