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Two of the three Underberg farm murder accused deny confession

Two of the three men accused of murdering Underberg farmer Dan Knight in October 2013 deny they are the authors of confessions the prosecution wants to introduce as evidence in their trial, says a Weekend Witness report.

Lawyers for Tsepiso Ramonyane (20) and Bonginkosi Nyawose (33) told KZN High Court (Pietermaritzburg) Judge Jerome Mnguni and an assessor that the men allege they were assaulted by police who arrested them, and claim they were made to sign statements without knowing what the contents were. The court is now busy with a trial-within-a-trial to determine whether the confessions can be admitted into evidence. The two, together with Happy Gcina (24), have pleaded not guilty to murdering Knight and to robbing him and his life partner, Beth Bucher…

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