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.
A statement given to the police by one of five people accused of murdering two elderly women in their retirement village has been accepted as evidence despite the defence fighting tooth and nail for it to be chucked out.
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.