The Senzo Meyiwa case has become heated as the latest investigations have revealed that a sim swap had been done just hours after the late Bafana Bafana captain was murdered.
The cellular network company Vodacom has become the latest one to testify at the ongoing trial of the late goalkeeper.
At the recent court hearing, Vodacom’s forensic liaison supervisor, Pinky Vythilingam stepped into the hot seat, testifying that investigations were done in trying to make sense of what took place surrounding the days of Senzo’s murder.
In her testimony, Pinky told the court that a sim swap was done on Senzo’s phone on 27 October 2014. This was just one day after his brutal murder.
“The sim-swap was done successfully at around 9:17 on the morning of the 27th of October 2014. And after the sim-swap, the SIM card was not put back on the deceased’s iPhone 5s. But it was inserted on a Nokia classic,” she revealed.
Meanwhile, she said that at this stage they were unable to determine who did the sim swap but could confirm that it was done at a retail store in Benmore shopping mall, in Sandton.
With all sim swaps usually requiring an Identity Document (ID) and proof of residence to complete the process, Pinky revealed that they were unable to determine who did the swap but could trace that 63 phone calls were made thereafter.
“Vodacom customer care was also contacted. At around 21:04 on the 27 of October 2014, the phone was on voicemail.”
Meanwhile, Pinky also confirmed that someone other than the phone owner could do the sim swap if they presented the relevant details.
Due to health complications making it difficult for her to answer all of the questions, court proceedings were scheduled to resume on Wednesday, 5th June.
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