State prosecutors have listened to cellphone audio recordings of the alleged confession made by Shakoor Roberts.
State prosecutor, Darren Johnson, said on Wednesday he will consult with the investigating officer and two witnesses to discuss the way forward for the trial,
currently underway at the Mitchells Plain Regional Court.
Roberts has pleaded not guilty for the
murder of his mother, Gafsa Roberts, 61.
The State is in possession of a cellphone voice recording which was made by their relative, Jamia Daniels.
Jamia took the witness stand earlier this year where she testified that while speaking to Roberts, she recorded him confessing to killing his mother.
Prosecutors are set to prove Roberts, 27, strangled his mother to death on 27 February 2015, and that he washed her body and hid it in their dirtbin.
Three days later, on 2 March 2015, a neighbour found Gafsa’s body inside the wheelie bin at her home in Winterhoek Street, Tafelsig.
Johnson, who was recently introduced as the new prosecutor on the matter, earlier indicated he needed time to listen to the recordings.
He said yesterday he had completed his task but needed time to consult with cops and witnesses to plot his way forward: “I have gone through most of it. I need to get a hold of the investigating officer and I need to consult with two of the witnesses.”
The matter was postponed to 12 November.
Disgruntled witnesses left the courtroom saying they were fed up with the delays in the case.
Witnesses previously testified that Gafsa had been afraid of Roberts and slept with a knife under her pillow behind a locked door.