A police officer who was present when Eldorado Park teenager Nathaniel Julies was fatally shot last year explained how a plan was concocted immediately after his death to make it look like Julies was caught in gang crossfire.
Sithole said on that day, he had asked for a lift with Ndyalvane, who was going to buy food.
After visiting a few shops Ndyalvane — who was with Whiteboy, Sithole and two other student constables — drove to Eldorado Park following information that a truck parked in front of Hillbrow Flats was carrying stolen car parts. When the police could not open the back of the truck, they proceeded to eat the food they had bought nearby. A shotgun was in their marked police double-cab bakkie.Although the boy came and pointed, Sithole said he could not hear what he was saying.I saw him lying on a stretcher. There were wounds on his chest and a packet of biscuits in his pocket.Ndyalvane took out a loudhailer attached to the police vehicle and ordered the boy to go away. “The boy left.
Sithole said when he looked, Whiteboy had the shotgun pointing outside and he saw the boy lying next to the truck. Sithole said the loud bang came from inside the police vehicle. When asked what what caused the bang, Sithole said he assumed it was a round from the shotgun.picked up the boy.
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