Meyiwa trial: One of the accused tells court he was forced to sign confession

JOHANNESBURG - The first among the men accused of Senzo Meyiwa’s murder has told the Pretoria High Court that he signed a confession statement to save his life.
 
Muzi Sibiya spent the day giving his version of events in the trial within a trial.

The State wants his confession statement and two others signed by his co-accused Bongani Ntanzi to be admitted as evidence.

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But both men insist they were beaten and coerced into signing.
 
While testifying on Monday, Sibiya told the court how police allegedly tortured him all day before making him sign a confession statement in the evening.
 
"I had been assaulted and I was afraid. Everything I did, I did to save my life. There was nobody there on my side or protecting me. Even the people I reported my assault to offered me no help."
 
Five men are standing trial for the Bafana Bafana captain’s murder over a decade ago.