
The Citizen reports that proceedings in the Cat Matlala trial heard evidence about an alleged “hospital threat” while the defence challenged the discharge of an alleged hitman. According to the report, the suspect had been taken to hospital after he began coughing blood. The article frames the hospital episode and discharge as points of dispute in court, but provides no further detail on the threat, the suspect’s condition, or the court’s ruling.
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