The version of events supplied by the only state witness, Mr Bonakele/Sibongile Pakisi, was entirely different. He stated that Moshoeu was assaulted and mishandled before he was thrown from the back of the vehicle (either once or thrice, and at a different location) by one of the men, Mr Schutte. The injured Moshoeu would then have been placed back into the vehicle, upon which the presence of Mr Pakisi would have been noticed. Pakisi was allegedly assaulted repeatedly and subjected to a lengthy ordeal, during which he was forced to drink spirits, including beer he had with him, before he was shot at and supposedly beaten over the head and left for dead. When Mr Pakisi arrived at the police station to report the matter, he was deemed drunk and crazy, and was sent away. Pakisi never sought medical attention for his supposed injuries.