Ballistics expert concludes testimony at Madlanga Commission – SABC News
The AK47 rifle that was found in possession of murder accused Katiso “KT” Molefe and Warrant Officer Pule Tau in Bramley, Johannesburg, has been linked to the murders of DJ Sumbody, DJ Vintos and Don Tindleni. The weapon was found after Vereeniging Engineer Armand Swart was gunned down.
This is according to senior forensic analyst, Captain Solomon Modisane, who works with ballistic forensics attached to the Kwazulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT).
Modisane was testifying at the Madlanga Commission.
“That AK-47 commissioners is the same AK-47 that was found in the suspects that were arrested in Bramley Case 149 of 4-2024. This is the same (weapon), commissioners, that murdered DJ Sumbody and DJ Vintos and Mr. Don Tindleni,” says Modisane.
Modisane has told the commission that he was assigned to the PKTT to assist with forensic ballistic examinations to link politically-related killings.
Modisane says he was also requested to conduct an examination on the firearms seized in the Swart case.
“I was requested to do a comparative ballistics examination by comparing the ballistics results on Bramley Case 14904/2024, which is the murder of Mr Swart. I was requested to compare it with the Sandton Case 398 of 11/2022 where DJ Sumbody was murdered, together with his body guards. The other case was Orlando Case 93 of 2/2023 where Mr Don Tindleni was killed. And the third case was Orlando Case 220 of 3/2022 where DJ Vintos was killed,” says Modisane.
Modisane, who has now completed his evidence at the Madlanga Commission, says the turnaround time in ballistics is usually 30 days.
Senior Forensic Analyst at the SAPS Forensic Science Laboratory in Pretoria, Captain Meldon Mkhatshwa, will now take the stand.