Woman's 5-year jail torment for wrongful murder conviction 'like a CSI plot': judge

The results of gunshot residue tests, which proved her innocence, were never admitted as evidence during her trial

22 July 2024 - 12:55 By TANIA BROUGHTON

A Nkandla woman languished in jail for more than five years after being convicted of murdering her husband despite objective, scientific evidence she had not committed the crime...

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