Authenticity of cellphone voice recordings in the spotlight in Lifman, Booysen trial
Hawks officer Mias Engelbrecht was cross-examined on Tuesday after presenting cellphone evidence from the phones of a state witness.
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CAPE TOWN - The authenticity of voice recordings taken from the cellphone of a State witness in the trial against alleged underworld figures, Mark Lifman and Jerome "Donkie" Booysen, has been questioned in the Western Cape High Court.
Defence attorney for Lifman and Booysen, Amanda Nel, on Tuesday tried to cast doubt on cellphone evidence implicating the accused in various crimes, including the murder of steroid king, Brian Wainstein.
Lifman, Booysen and 12 co-accused face 36 charges for the murder of Wainstein and various other crimes related to allegedly running a criminal enterprise.
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Hawks officer, Mias Engelbrecht, was cross-examined on Tuesday after presenting cellphone evidence from the phones of a State witness, who testified that he helped Lifman and Booysen murder Wainstein.
Wainstein was shot dead inside his Constantia home in 2017.
Engelbrecht presented the court with a report containing a list of phone calls, Google searches and voice recordings taken from the State witness's cellphone.
Nel questioned the authenticity of the voice recordings, saying the witness used various applications and could easily tamper with the evidence.
The trial continues on Wednesday.