Trial within a trial: Soshanguve couple's previous lawyer called to testify over coerced confession claims

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Trial within a trial: Soshanguve couple's previous lawyer called to testify over coerced confession claims

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria is hearing a trial within a trial to determine the admissibility of the confession Sibusiso Mahlangu allegedly made to police after his arrest.

In an unexpected turn of events in the fraud and murder trial of a Soshanguve couple, the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria is set to hear testimony from their previous lawyer regarding an alleged forced confession. Sibusiso Mahlangu and his wife, Lerato, are on trial for the 2022 murder of her ex-boyfriend, Sibusiso Sithebe, who was allegedly killed by the couple in a plot to lodge fraudulent insurance policy payouts.

On Wednesday, Judge Papi Mosopa said he would like the lawyer, who previously represented the couple at a lower court, to testify about the alleged forced confession Mahlangu was coerced and threatened to make by police.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.

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