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Crucial evidence ‘overlooked’ in Senzo Meyiwa murder case

Crucial evidence related to the murder case of Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was overlooked, including a tip-off by his father that his son was the victim of a hit.

In 2015, the soccer star’s father, Sam Meyiwa, gave police information about well-known assassins he believed were involved in the murder of his son. The alleged hitmen were from KwaNongoma in KwaZulu-Natal.

City Press can reveal that Meyiwa’s father identified some of the five hitmen who were arrested by police in 2015. Meyiwa was gunned down on October 26 2014 at his

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