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The Lusikisiki crime scene cordoned off.
A trial within a trial of six men accused of the murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki is expected to resume on Tuesday at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape.
The State has called two witnesses, Sergeant Nqaba Gqala and Captain Yalekile Sonkqayi.
Gqala is the officer who took accused number two, Aphiwe Ndende, to the commissioned officer who took a statement from Ndende.
Sonkqayi took accused number four, Bonga Hintsa’s statement.
The State continues in its quest to prove to the court that the accused were not tortured when they made confessions to the police.
The accused objected to the submission of their alleged confession to the court, saying they said everything under duress.
Both witnesses told the court that the accused had no injuries.
Sonkqayi added that he read Hintsa’s rights and asked him to undress to check if he had any injuries.
Aphiwe Ndende’s lawyer, Mawande Nokwali, argued that his client had injuries caused by handcuffs, but Gqala refuted this.
Captain Sonkqayi took the stand and gave his evidence in chief on the basis of taking Bonga Hintsa’s statement.
He told the court that Hintsa was confident in giving his statement, saying that he wanted to help with the investigation.
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