@oristarA,
It means that you have obtained information about something, that you know about something.
"have you heard of the tyrannosaurus Rex?"
It doesn't necessarily mean that you actually used your hearing to receive the information, it can be via reading for instance.
In the situation you quote, however, it is likely that the information was obtained via witness testimony and thus was indeed heard.
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