Eyewitnesses have described how a Soweto police officer allegedly shot and killed a man in cold blood, moments after the victim tried to calm a violent altercation involving the cop at a tavern.
They said the clash began after the officer, Tshepiso Malepane of Dobsonville police station, allegedly spanked a girl at a tavern in Pimville Zone 3 on September 21.
His actions sparked outrage among patrons, who confronted him and started slapping him. The girl, who lives adjacent to the tavern, was with her brother.