South African court hears claims that ‘Longwe Twala shot Senzo Meyiwa’ – Nehanda Radio

SOUTH AFRICA – The lawyer for one of the men accused of killing South African soccer player Senzo Meyiwa has claimed he was killed by a shot fired by Longwe Twala, the son of legendary music producer Chicco Twala.

Thulani Mngomezulu, the lawyer for defendant number one, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, testified in court that Meyiwa was killed by a bullet from his father's gun.

Sibiya, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Sifisokuhle Nkani Ntuli are on trial for the murder of the Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana footballers.

Longwe was present when then Bafana Bafana captain Meyiwa was shot dead in the house of his then girlfriend, singer Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg.

The latest allegations came to light during the cross-examination of key witness and ballistics expert Lt. Col. Christian Mangena in the High Court in Pretoria.

This happened after the ballistics report confirmed that the bullet belonged to Chicco's firearm.

“But what can link Chicco Twala to the testing of the firearm is the presence of Longwe at the crime scene when Senzo was shot. That is how they are connected,” said Mngomezulu.

“Chicco is Longwe's father. There is a theory, which I will prove later, that Longwe is the one who shot Senzo Meyiwa. I just want to know.”

Mangena replied: “I can't comment on that. This is not the only firearm I received. I have received other firearms as well and all of them tested negative for the bullet.”

Mngomezulu insisted: “I maintain that the weapon Longwe used to shoot Senzo was a .38 calibre special revolver and not a 9mm revolver.”

Mangena testified in August last year that the weapon found on accused number three, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, when he was arrested in 2015 in another matter, was the same one used to kill Meyiwa.