Man accused of killing wife, blames intruder
By Janine Moodley
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Durban - Double murder accused Rameez Patel was unable to explain why the jacket he wore, on the day his wife was killed, was moved.
Patel was testifying in the Limpopo High Court, in Polokwane, where he is on trial for the murder of his 28-year-old wife Fatima, the mother of his three children.
She was shot in the face, while in their rented Nirvana apartment, in Polokwane, in April 2015. Her skull and cheekbones were shattered as a result. She was also strangled and her jaw had dislocated.
Patel, a cage fighter-cum businessman, has pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. He blamed the murder on an intruder, who he said entered their home.
JUDGE - I smell a rat here 08 April 2021 Double murder-accused Rameez Patel. Photo: Deaan Vivier.
The trial
of double murder-accused Rameez Patel took an interesting turn in the Polokwane
High Court this week when it emerged certain records – including the explosive
testimony of his brother Razeen – had not been transcribed, despite several
rulings.
Judge
Joseph Raulinga, who made the rulings last year, turned his focus to the
registrars on Wednesday. I m
smelling a rat here. I ve been singing the same song for long that the records
must be transcribed. The
other day, I spoke about the registrar excusing herself when she was supposed
PHOTO: Deaan Vivier
It emerged during the trial of double murder-accused Rameez Patel that
certain records have not been transcribed despite several rulings.
Judge Joseph Raulinga previously revealed strange developments in the
case, which included his notes being tampered with and a statement going
missing.
Patel is on trial for allegedly killing his wife at their marital home
in Polokwane in 2015.
The trial of double murder-accused Rameez Patel took an interesting turn
in the Polokwane High Court this week when it emerged certain records – including
the explosive testimony of his brother Razeen – had not been transcribed,
despite several rulings.
Judge Joseph Raulinga, who made the rulings last year, turned his focus
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