Evidence builds against Naidoo
PRESHALIN NAIDOO’S failure to testify in relation to the accident which claimed the lives of
presenter Simba Mhere and his friend Kady-Shay O’Bryan in 2015, makes him look guilty, the Randburg Magistrate’s Court heard yesterday.
Prosecutor Dinesh Nandkissori read through various testimonies that were heard during the trial, which included Mhere’s father, a pathologist and an employee at a car tracking company.
Nandkissor told the court that Naidoo should be found guilty as the cause of the accident was due to the speed that he was driving at and not because of a mechanical failure.
Naidoo, 24, faces two charges of culpable homicide. The crash involved three cars and happened on William Nicol Drive in Fourways, Johannesburg.
During the trial, Mhere’s father testified that they were in one of two of the turning lanes of the off-ramp on the southern bypass of the N1 highway before they heard a big bang, which was Naidoo’s car smashing into theirs.
The second testimony came from Mamokete Laka who was travelling in the second vehicle that was involved in the collision. Laka said she heard the noise when the robot was orange.
“It shows the accused was driving at excessive speed.” She said Naidoo kept asking for forgiveness.
“The speed was not the speed that should be used to off-ramp. it (Naidoo’s vehicle) was flying. If the vehicle had mechanical problems he would’ve told us… he appeared drunk.” – ANA