How the Defence Replied

Abstract

The prosecution had made its case. It had evidence placing Ja-ja at the scene of the crime and Reid’s confession. Beyond that it rested on contradictory assertions, circumstantial innuendo, and the reliability of a single witness at odds with himself, with others and with some of the few hard facts which existed. How these accusations could be stretched to embrace Dlamini’s murder will be considered when the trial judgment is analysed. First, the response of the defence must be examined.