An investigating officer's reasons to oppose the bail of eight men accused of murder and attempted murder on Pampoenkraal farm outside eMkhondo, are "nonsensical" and "not valid”, court has heard.
The Piet Retief Magistrate's Court in eMkhondo, Mpumalanga has ruled that the State has failed to prove that eight men accused of murder and attempted murder on Pampoenkraal farm, face a schedule 6 offence.
An application by lawyers representing eight men accused of murder and attempted murder on Pampoenkraal farm has been dismissed by the Piet Retief Magistrate's Court.
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11 Jun 2021, 04:40 GMT+10
The court will hear closing arguments in the bail application of eight men accused of murder and attempted murder on Pampoenkraal Farm.
The defence believes there are material differences in the versions given by the State s witness.
The defence used a transcript from an SABC Special Assignment interview to question the investigating officer.
Two different accounts by the State s core witness, to some extent, exonerates some of the eight men accused of murder and attempted murder on Pampoenkraal Farm, defence lawyers told the Piet Retief Magistrate s Court in eMkhondo, Mpumalanga, on Thursday.