In the mammoth trial against alleged underworld crime boss, Nafiz Modack, the State on Wednesday presented evidence that co-accused, Zain Kilian, was not alone in using cellphone technology to track Modack’s alleged enemies.
Two others, Andrew Brophy and Paul Stemmet, allegedly used the same platform to track slain top cop, Charl Kinnear, defence attorney, William Booth, and alleged underworld kingpin, Jerome Booysen, and his son, Joel, between 2018 and 2020.
Modack, Kilian and 13 others face 122 charges related to various crimes, including the murder of Kinnear and the attempted murder of Booth.
In the State’s case, Kilian used the tracking platform to provide Modack with the locations of Kinnear and Booth, in a plot to have them murdered.
Kinnear was shot dead outside his Bishop Lavis home in September 2020, while Booth survived being shot at outside his Higgovale home in July that year.
The State on Wednesday presented evidence that Kinnear and Booth, along with other persons of interest, were also being pinged by Brophy and Stemmet.
Evidence gathered by investigating officer, Edward du Plessis, showed Brophy, who is now deceased, pinged Kinnear four times in 2019 and Booth numerous times until September 2020.
Booysen, his son, Joel, and another alleged underworld figure, Andre Naude, were also pinged by Brophy numerous times.
The trial continues.
-EWN
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