{"id":71016,"date":"2017-08-21T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T11:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=71016"},"modified":"2017-08-22T08:10:25","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T06:10:25","slug":"update-coffin-case-accused-found-guilty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/08\/21\/update-coffin-case-accused-found-guilty\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Coffin case: \u201cAccused should be found guilty\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He said that Delton Sithole&#8217;s version of a gun in Oosthuyzen&#8217;s possession, by even describing the size thereof, proves that there was in fact a gun present.<\/p>\n<p>Adv Molokoane further argued that Sithole could not have corroborated evidence with Mlotshwa because of &#8220;minor in discrepancies&#8221; in their testimonies.<\/p>\n<p>He argued that the accused admitted to kidnapping Mlotshwa and said that the threats they claim he made is highly unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Also read: <a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70669\/jackson-under-cross-examination-in-coffin-case\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson under cross examination in coffin case<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adv Molokoane said that the fact that Mlotshwa only reported the matter after the video went viral shows that he was rather threatened.<\/p>\n<p>Also read:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70129\/update-accused-call-witness-satellite-tracking-vehcles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Update: Accused to call witness on satellite tracking of vehicles <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70124\/day-two-coffincase-trial-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\">Day two coffin case trial continues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adv Molokoane argued that the accused should be found guilty of attempted murder because they took Mlotshwa to an unknown place, that a coffin was used and that he was threatened with being burned alive shows that the accused commenced with their attempt to murder him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70112\/video-coffincase-inspection-location\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video: #Coffincase Inspection of location<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70111\/day-two-coffin-case-trial-start-middelburg\/\" target=\"_blank\">Day two of coffin case trial about to start in Middelburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70100\/second-day-coffin-case-trial-set-start\/\" target=\"_blank\">Second day of Coffin Case trial set to start<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70200\/update-police-ordered-keep-order-coffincase-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\">Update: More police ordered to keep order during #Coffincase trial<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70173\/day-3-coffincase-cross-examination-sithole-completed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Day 3 #Coffincase: Cross examination of Sithole completed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/70154\/day-3-coffincase-trial-happens\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Update 11 \u2013 Day 3 #CoffinCase trial \u2013 as it happens<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advocate Robert Molokoane argued that the seven charges against the accused in the coffin case were proved during the trial. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2844,"featured_media":70456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Jana Boshoff","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local 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