MR POPANE
Whilst the comrades were entering the house of the deceased looking for him, they couldn't find him there.  I went at the back of them when they were all of them out, then I went into the house to look for him.  I entered through the window because at the time the doors were opened, then I entered through the window.  Then I found the wife of the deceased and a certain lady called Lizzie inside one of the rooms.  When they saw me to believe that maybe the deceased is in the house.  The way they were acting they were acting suspicious to show me that maybe the deceased is inside the house.  They were looking frightened.  The wife of the deceased took off the clothes and then he said he should not talk, she will give me.  She took off her clothes that I should tell other comrades. As a disciplined member I knew that I didn't come here to have sex with her. I went straight to the wardrobe then opened the wardrobe and then pick him out. Their eyes when they were talking with me,
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they were showing me that there is something in a wardrobe, then I went directly to the wardrobe, then I took him off the wardrobe.  They tried to plead with me, the wife exposed her thighs, so that I should just keep silent, because the comrades are angry they may kill her husband.  Then I took him by the hand then I shouted, then I shouted at the comrades that the person they are looking for, here is he, who is a liar. The first one who arrived first is Frans Masike, he's the one who met with me after I've shouted, then he entered.  Then he was followed by other comrades.  Then they took him off outside the house, it is then that he started being assaulted, then other comrades came again, some of them were comrade Andrew Moloto, Comrade Rangamanju, Comrade Bulelane, Comrade Coloma, Comrade Charlie, Comrade Albie Fasie. When he went out of the house he was assaulted already.  We went out through the door, being assaulted at the time. At the time other comrades were coming again and there were many.  Then they took him out, they turned through the passage, to the taxi rank.  I was following other comrades. When they were still assaulting him, those which I have already explained about, Comrade Frans was having a knife in his hand and Comrade Bulelane also was having a knife in his hand.  They stabbed him on the neck.  At the time he was powerless and then Comrade Bulelane were the ones who finished him off.  After that other people came with their stones and hitting him.  Comrade Andrew Moloto, when he was already finished, at that time he was having petrol, Comrade Moloto sprinkled him with petrol and he wanted to burn him.  It was not possible, one of the comrades prevented him not to burn him because he's already dead. Thereafter, then we went to Mary Agnes, at the time 
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the deceased was dead and the police came, then we went to Mary Agnes' house.  We advised the comrades who were seen doing the act to leave.  To the wife of the deceased I ask forgiveness what I have done because now she doesn't have the husband anymore. To the mother of the deceased, to Mrs Mazwi, I say sorry because she doesn't have a child any more and because of that I really ask for forgiveness and not forgetting to Charles I ask him forgiveness.  As we are now in the time for reconciliation we should forget what has passed. Thank you.