Johannesburg Magistrate Annalise Tlhapi has ruled that CCTV footage will not be used as evidence in the bail application of the man accused of masterminding the killing of popular media personality Warrick Stock, widely known as DJ Warras.
The defence had requested that the video footage be considered, arguing that it exonerates the accused, Victor Majola, in connection with DJ Warras’s murder. However, Magistrate Tlhapi said she would not rely on the footage when making her decision on the bail application.
“I am not intending to rely on the video. Whatever is contained in that video amounts to what the investigating officer has already stated,” Tlhapi said.
She nevertheless confirmed that the CCTV footage does exist and is being preserved as part of the investigation. Tlhapi stressed that she would not interfere with the evidence, adding that the footage is currently kept at a forensic laboratory.
“I am not intending to or prepared to tamper with the evidence. The video footage is available,” she said.
The magistrate further indicated that the footage is being kept at Police Headquarters in Pretoria for forensic analysis.
Majola who is also a taxi boss has denied any involvement in the murder of DJ Warras. The matter has been postponed to Friday afternoon for further deliberations on the bail application.
