Mngeni, who had surgery in June 2011 to remove a brain tumour, has suffered seizures and blackouts and has trouble remembering things, his lawyer has said. His poor health slowed the trial and he appeared thinner than he had at previous hearings. Mngeni used a walker to enter the court and sat without betraying much emotion during the proceedings, looking straight ahead at the judge as he spoke and a translator offered his words in Xhosa.
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