Senzo Meyiwa: The first suspect
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ.
It has resonated across South Africa for years: the 2014 murder of Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa in his girlfriendโs house in Vosloorus. This week, the pathologist who examined Meyiwaโs lifeless body detailed the last moments of the popular soccer playerโs life. But the shooting didnโt just end Meyiwaโs life: it forever changed the life of another young man from the community. Days after the brutal killing, police rounded up Zamo Mbatha, the first suspect in Meyiwaโs murder. Mbatha was detained for two weeks before the court abruptly ordered his release; police did not have enough evidence to link him to the case. But it was too late for Mbatha. With many still believing that he was Meyiwaโs killer, his life was altered. Ten years later, as five other men stand trial for Meyiwaโs murder, Mbathaโs multi-million rand lawsuit against the police has come to a standstill. Carte Blanche examines how his wrongful arrest as the first suspect shattered his world.
Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/carteblanchetv