Last week Magistrate Ryan Ishmail postponed the matter until today, following the conclusion of state prosecutor, Johan De Vries's cross-examination of the accused, Ramolefe Masiu (30).

The Lesotho national, and his accomplice, Sprinkaan Maema - who is serving a 33-year jail sentence - stands accused of killing Tshabalala after they fatally shot at him whilst he was attending to a complaint in Phelindaba in Mangaung.

Masiu pleaded for forgiveness during his cross-examination by De Vries. He was arrested in August 2019 after evading arrest while in hospital attending to the gunshot wound he sustained during the shoot-out with Captain Tshabalala.

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