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Shooting Trial Hits New Tensions | Johannesburg News
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In a high-stakes courtroom drama, the attempted murder trial of Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and his wife, alongside two alleged hitmen, hit a fever pitch as the state’s key witness, former security guard Bethwell Mzamo Cele, faced intense cross-examination. Cele claimed he fired 15 rounds at two men in a white BMW during a shootout at a country club, but the defense shredded his credibility—questioning his training, lighting conditions, and even the absence of matching bullet casings at the scene. Cele dismissed inconsistencies in his sworn statements as typist errors, but the defense called it implausible. With Cele’s testimony now under fire and the defense arguing his behavior made him unreliable, the trial continues with a new witness set to take the stand.
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