Warrant Officer Morris

Warrant Officer Morris is a South African Police Service officer whose handling of drug exhibits came under scrutiny during the commission’s proceedings. Testimony described Morris as one of the members responsible for collecting, packaging, and transporting drugs from a crime scene to SAPS Booysens and later to the forensic science laboratory, with accounts indicating he and a colleague remained together with the evidence throughout that transfer. Colonel Francois Steyn referenced Morris’s statement detailing how many blocks were packed into a specific forensic bag with a unique serial number, while also suggesting that Morris and Captain Nortje should explain a discrepancy in the record. Morris faced questions about changes to exhibit bags, including tears in original packaging and the repackaging of evidence, with some testimony suggesting those involved in any wrongdoing should face discipline or prosecution.