{"id":95223,"date":"2026-02-02T18:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/makgotloe-denies-tampering-with-murder-ballistics-report"},"modified":"2026-02-02T19:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T19:03:18","slug":"makgotloe-denies-tampering-with-murder-ballistics-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/makgotloe-denies-tampering-with-murder-ballistics-report","title":{"rendered":"Makgotloe Denies Tampering with Murder Ballistics Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Police ballistics expert Laurance Makgotloe told the Madlanga Commission on Monday that he suspected some Crime Intelligence officers who raided his office were \u201cillegitimate\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He said Witness B from Crime Intelligence had earlier falsely accused him before the commission of tampering with a ballistics report on the murder of engineer Armand Swart, who was killed in a case of mistaken identity.<\/p>\n<p>Makgotloe also denied he made a link between ballistics from Swart\u2019s Vereeniging murder and the arrests of suspects in Bramley, along with several other high-profile cases.<\/p>\n<p>Laurance Makgotloe told the Madlanga Commission how his ballistics report was demanded by Witness B, who has already testified before the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Witness B accused Makgotloe of tampering with the report and went to his office to get a copy accompanied by heavily armed police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey specifically were looking for the ballistic report I prepared for the Vereeniging and Bramley cases,\u201d Makgotloe said.<\/p>\n<p>But Makgotloe said he refused their offer to take him home to fetch something because he did not trust that they were legitimate police officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI refused passing by my house due to the safety concerns I had, fearing that it would expose my family to the risk in the event that I was in the company of illegitimate officers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He said he eventually printed out the report and handed it over to Crime Intelligence after a lengthy interrogation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Police ballistics expert Laurance Makgotloe told the Madlanga Commission on Monday that he suspected some Crime Intelligence officers who raided his office were \u201cillegitimate\u201d. 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