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Magane failed to give a proper account of his role at the crime scene and was treated as a suspect due to this and other factors including being out of his jurisdiction and refusing reasonable explanation.
“Magane failed to give a proper account of his role, and she concluded he must be treated as a suspect.”
Warrant Officer Phakula contacted his superior to confirm his role at the crime scene but both declined, leading to suspicion about his role.
“She contacted his superior to confirm his role on the crime scene. He declined, the superior declined. This made him a suspect.”
Mashaba's presence at the crime scene as a traffic officer and lack of reasonable explanation made him a suspect until proven otherwise.
“His presence at the crime scene as a traffic officer and lack of reasonable explanation made him a suspect until the contrary was proved and he was treated as such.”
Colonel Steyn instructed Colonel Sebola to take a statement from Colonel Sephungu at the crime scene.
“Colonel Steyn, Commissioner, that that he instructed Colonel Sebola to take a statement of Colonel Sephungu at the crime scene.”
The 205 application and video footage are needed as soon as possible because footage expires after seven days and is crucial for proving what happened at the crime scene.
“The reason why you need to get this thing, this section 205 and video footage as soon as possible, is that some get - I am looking for a better word, but they disappear, like they expire, especially video footage. Maybe you find out it takes seven days. Then after seven days, you cannot get that footage again.”
The crime scene where the bags fell out of the container was not secured when officers were present.
“Was it secured here ? No , it was not”
At the crime scene, there were many people, police and civilians, in and around the scene, which contaminated the crime scene.
“The scene was contaminated. There were way too many people at the crime scene, police and civilian, in and around the scene.”
Only a very small portion of the crime scene was cordoned off, specifically the area of the black bakkie with the container at the back. It is advisable to make a substantial cordon in such cases.
“A very small portion of the scene was cordoned off ... The only piece that was cordoned off was the black bakkie standing next to the truck with the container on the back ... it is advisable to make quite a substantial cordon in around a scene like that.”
Small tears were discovered in some evidence bags when handed over at the Forensic Service Lab, likely caused by multiple movements of the bags from crime scene to Booysens to College to Forensics.
“there were some bags with small tears in them”
Four members of the Hawks were arrested on 9 July 2021 and charged with drug dealing related to the Booysens case, but Major General Khan and Kadwa claim lack of involvement or control at the crime scene.
“evidence revealed that ... the complainant and three others were arrested on 9 July 2021 and charged with dealing in drugs as per the Booysens case ... Major General Khan and Kadwa ... unable to explain their role at the crime scene ... General Kadwa indicated he did not do anything at the crime scene as he remained in his car”
Major General Kadwa was standing next to his car at the crime scene and did not issue any instructions or oversight while present.
“What I personally saw ... he was standing next to his car ... while the entire time you were present, he did not issue any instructions or exercise any oversight”
The vehicle used to move the evidence bags was a police vehicle, contrary to earlier statements claiming it was private, but the exhibits were not properly sealed or photographed beforehand, violating proper crime scene procedures.
“Somebody has loaded them in what is clearly a private vehicle... That is before we came to the crime scene. Look at the peoples standing around. The gentleman there with the red shirt is definitely not a police officer. So this was before we arrived there. So it is not even cordoned off... Like, one of the first things that the Advocate highlighted was that there should be at least an inner perimeter which was not done if one has a look at the photographs... I have to totally agree with you ... That is contrary to all their prescripts.”
The exhibits were not described properly at the crime scene but were instead taken to Isipingo Police Station where they were entered into the SAP 13 register.
“at the crime scene if conditions permit ... s per the directive ... It is supposed to be packaged correctly at the crime scene and then entered in the SAP 13 register at the crime scene. ... So we know that it did not happen at the crime scene. Instead, they were taken to the Isipingo Police Station and that picture we looked at where the exhibits, as they were at the Isipingo Police Station, that is the time they were entered into the SAP 13. Am I correct?”