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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A new witness at the Madlanga Commission, Captain Laurance Makgotloe, has provided details about ballistic evidence from the murder scene of engineer Armand Swart, who was shot 23 times.<\/p>\n

Makgotloe gave evidence linking Swart\u2019s murder in Vereeniging to another crime scene in Bramley, where police tracked a vehicle involved in Swart\u2019s murder to the home of a suspect.<\/p>\n

Swart was killed in a case of mistaken identity, where the real target was a corruption whistle-blower.<\/p>\n

However, Makgotloe denied earlier evidence that he had informed the investigating officer of links between the ballistics and other high-profile cases.<\/p>\n

Makgotloe is a senior forensic analyst in the Automated Ballistics Identification System (ABIS) at the police\u2019s ballistics section in Pretoria.<\/p>\n

“I would like to state categorically that I have never made such a statement to the investigating officers,” he said.<\/p>\n

“The only linkage I was aware of at that date I gave the investigating officers the report was the firearm confiscated during the arrest of the suspect in Bramley on 17 April 2024.”<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Africa. A new witness at the Madlanga Commission, Captain Laurance Makgotloe, has provided details about ballistic evidence from the murder scene of engineer Armand Swart, who was shot 23 times. 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