Victim’s dying moments shown in court

983 2015.03.04 Lindray Khakhu accused of shooting three-year-old Luke Tibbetts in Westbury, at Palm Ridge Court. Picture: Bhekikhaya Mabaso

983 2015.03.04 Lindray Khakhu accused of shooting three-year-old Luke Tibbetts in Westbury, at Palm Ridge Court. Picture: Bhekikhaya Mabaso

Published Mar 5, 2015

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Johannesburg - The High Court in Joburg was on Wednesday shown CCTV footage depicting the last moments of a man allegedly killed by Lindray Khakhu.

Khakhu is also accused of firing the bullet that killed 3-year-old Luke Tibbetts.

The footage of Alton Mooi’s last moments was shown on Wednesday at Khakhu’s trial in Palm Ridge.

Khakhu is alleged to have shot and killed Mooi on June 17 outside a nightclub called G-Spot in Westbury.

He is also alleged to have fired the bullet that struck Luke in the head as he sat on his mother’s lap in a car on August 4, 2014 that killed the little boy.

Khakhu also faces five charges of attempted murder.

The footage that was played in court on Wednesday was captured by the cameras outside G-Spot. In the footage, former policeman Ronald Williams is standing outside the club, chatting to a man known in the neighbourhood as Pinkie.

Mooi later joins them.

A red VW Golf stops outside the club and two men alight.

One of the men goes inside while the other remains outside.

Later, the man who went into the club emerges and the both walk to the car.

Mooi then gets into his black Toyota Yaris and drives off.

The red Golf drives off in the same direction as Mooi. Moments later, people start running in the direction that the Golf and the Yaris went.

The same people then run back to the club.

One of the men who was in the Golf appears in the footage, holding a gun in his right hand, running past G-Spot.

Testifying on Wednesday, Williams said he heard the gunshots and started running in the direction that the shots were coming from.

He then stopped in his tracks when a man who had earlier been in the Golf ran towards him with a gun in his hand.

He ran after the gunman, but the gunman was faster.

Earlier in the day, the court had heard the testimony of Leroy Smith, who was allegedly shot in the back by Khakhu at a party on June 8, a few days before Mooi’s death.

Smith said Khakhu had flashed his gun around, showing it to people at the party.

“I heard a gunshot go off, and a bullet hit me in my back.

“Khakhu visited me at the hospital and asked me not to open a case, and he will pay for the damages,” Smith said.

The 25-year-old said he had refused Khakhu’s offer and opened a case.

During cross-examination, Khakhu’s lawyer accused Smith of trying to extort money from his client.

Advocate Johannes van Eck said Smith found out two months later that Khakhu was appearing in court on an unrelated charge and went there to see him.

“You said he must pay you and you will withdraw the case. And when his bail was fixed (for the unrelated charge, he was appearing in court for), you realised you lost any sort of leverage.”

Smith denied the claim. He said he never wanted money from Khakhu and had opened the case a few days after he was shot.

The trial continues.

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