Senzo Meyiwa: Kelly Khumalo In Hot Water After Court Learns Phone Memory was Wiped After Murder

Senzo Meyiwa: Kelly Khumalo In Hot Water After Court Learns Phone Memory was Wiped After Murder

  • The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continued today, 12 August 2024, in court and the court heard new evidence
  • An expert shared that Kelly Khumalo's phone memory was wiped clean after Meyiwa's murder
  • Netizens added their opinions on the case, stating that Kelly Khumalo needs to have her day in court

Kelly Khumalo's name has been brought up once again in court as the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues. This time, shocking evidence against her was shared and the star is facing harsh scrutiny online.

Kelly Khumalo's cell phone was wiped clean after Senzo Meyiwa's murder.
Kelly Khumalo's cell phone data was read out in court and it was found that she wiped it clean after Senzo Meyiwa's murder. Image: Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images, Anesh Debiky
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Kelly Khumalo's phone wiped in the morning hours following Meyiwa's murder

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumed on Monday, 12 August and the court heard new evidence regarding Kelly Khumalo's cell phone data. The former lover of the late soccer star has been mentioned numerous times in court.

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This time, an expert shared that Kelly Khumalo's phone memory was wiped clean a few hours after Senzo Meyiwa's murder. X blog page @MDNnewss wrote:

"In a shocking revelation, the court learned that Kelly Khumalo's phone memory was "wiped" mere hours after the murder of Senzo Meyiwa at 1h31:38 am."

Netizens share thoughts on new findings in Meyiwa's case

Reacting to the news, South Africans added their opinions on the case. Many said that Kelly Khumalo needs to have her day in court, while others questioned the authenticity of the records.

@complexrori said:

"Deleting evidence can simply mean she has a motive."

@n0ndaba_ argued:

"I am not happy with the expert testimony. Does he even know the technical difference between storage and memory? Did he provide concrete evidence that Kelly wiped the phone?"

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@Bidegah asked:

"What more evidence do these idiots need to arrest this woman?"

@Dingswayo_N stated:

"That's a lead on its own."

@CalliePhakathi said:

"We already knew this though."

@LifeOfASigma said:

"I still don’t understand how she hasn’t been charged."

@Natty3_LFC added:

"She is not innocent, this one."

Alleged Senzo Meyiwa shooter was not at murder scene

In a previous report from Briefly News, evidence heard in court allegedly proved that the alleged triggerman in Senzo Meyiwa's murder was not at the scene of the murder.

This is according to cellphone records, which stated that Carlos Mncube was allegedly nowhere near the crime scene at the time of the murder.

Source: Briefly News

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Jessica Gcaba (Entertainment editor) Jessica Gcaba is an Entertainment Editor for Briefly News (joined in 2023). She is a Journalism graduate from the Durban University Of Technology (2019). She has 4 years of experience as an Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalist at Africa New Media Group writing for ZAlebs website. She passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. To reach her, contact: jessica.gcaba@briefly.co.za