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Eric Bryer, attorney for Zane Killian, at Bellville Magistrates Court on October 26, 2020 in Cape Town. Bryer says that at this stage he couldn’t tell who all the people Killian pinged were, but he knew that William Booth’s phone received 500 pings from March 2020 through September. (Photo by Gallo Images / Brenton Geach)
Zane Killian, accused of murder, pinged Cape Town criminal attorney William Booth’s phone 500 times between March and September 2020. Booth is one of several people within the legal fraternity and the underworld whose devices were pinged. during the last six months.
Former rugby player and murder defendant Zane Killian allegedly pinged the phones of various people within the legal fraternity and the underworld more than 10,000 times over a six-month period. A ping costs around R150, which means you have spent in the region of R1.5 million.
Killian’s attorney, Eric Bryer, disclosed this information on Monday, October 26 following the postponement of Killian’s bail application in Bellville Regional Court.
Killian faces charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and unlawful wiretapping of communications related to the Sept. 18 murder of Anti-Gang Unit Lieutenant Charl Kinnear in front of his home on Gearing Street, Bishop Lavis. Killian is known to have pinged Kinnear’s phone 2,116 times until he was killed.
He now also faces an additional charge of attempted murder related to the failed attack on Booth. Booth, a Cape Town criminal lawyer, survived a attempt on his life at her Higgovale home in Cape Town in April 2020.
Bryer said Rogue citizen that at this stage he couldn’t tell who all the people Killian pinged were, but he knew that Booth’s phone received 500 ping messages from March 2020 to September.
This was confirmed by the regional spokesperson for the National Tax Authority, Eric Ntabazalila, who said: “We can confirm that one of the phones Killian pinged was that of William Booth. Therefore, he was charged with his involvement in the Booth assassination attempt. “
Killian is likely to face more charges.
Bryer said: “More fees related to pings will be added prior to the application of the bond. We do not have a copy of the ping list, but there is a possibility that you will face more charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder because nothing can be ruled out. There are rumors [that] there are prominent people on the ping list who have been killed. “
Bryer could not confirm if Killian also pinged the phone of murdered attorney Pete Mihalik, saying this could only be determined once investigators identified and revealed who was on the list.
Mihalik was shot and killed in October 2018 while dropping off his son at school in Green Point. At that time, Mihalik represented various figures from the underworld in various matters.
The researchers will also attempt to establish a pattern to determine if the ping was requested by one or by figures from the underworld, and if Killian was used as a pawn in the underworld’s internal war for supremacy.
Another case that investigators will likely study more closely is the shooting at a beachfront restaurant in Gordons’s Bay last month. A 40-year-old man was shot and killed in broad daylight by a motorcyclist who stopped in front of Talla’s Tavern on Beach Road. In that incident, the gunman brazenly entered the restaurant and shot and killed his target.
Given the number of pings and the number of murders and assassination attempts linked to the ping, it would take the state considerable time to complete the indictment. It will be hard work for investigators to identify and arrest everyone who ordered Killian to ping and the gunmen who carried out the beatings. Bryer thinks it could take the state up to a year to compile the indictment.
The researchers will also attempt to establish a pattern to determine if the ping was requested by one or by figures from the underworld, and if Killian was used as a pawn in the underworld’s internal war for supremacy.
Meanwhile, Bryer insists that his client should not face a murder charge related to the Kinnear murder, saying: “Everyone has seen the CCTV footage and everyone can see the size of the accused, who is a huge monster. CCTV footage shows the shooter is the size of a horseman. Bryer also said that there was talk of CCTV footage from the owner of a store in the vicinity where Kinnear was killed, showing that the hooded defendant was in the area for six hours before the shots were fired.
“It also shows that the shooter had no cell phone in his ears [sic] or hands when fatal shots were fired. I think those facts speak for themselves. “
But in several judgments, the Western Cape Superior Court ruled that although the gang leaders did not carry out the coups, they gave the order and therefore acted with a common purpose. The state is likely to cite these cases as precedent for Killian’s conviction.
Killian also faces additional fraud charges related to the allegedly fraudulent certificates that Killian’s legal team delivered to Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court, proving that he was a registered private investigator with the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (Prisa ).
State-released documents detailing the fraud charge against Killian in Bellville Regional Court indicate that on October 9, 2020 in Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court the defendant is guilty of fraud after illegally allowing his attorney Submit documents proving that he was registered as a private investigator with Prisa.
Killian is expected to appear in Cape Town Magistrates Court on Tuesday 27 October in connection with an attempted murder and fraud case. His request for bail in the Kinnear case will be heard on November 27.
Meanwhile, Killian’s defense attorney, Eckhard Rosemann, appointed bodyguards who stood by his side in and out of Bellville Magistrates Court. Rosemann said his manager told a waiter serving him at a restaurant not to serve him without a bulletproof vest because he was a target.
Meanwhile, the late Kinnear’s investigation into the firearms scam involving alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack and at least 20 corrupt Gauteng police officers is now showing some success and showing fissures within the underworld.
Bryer said Rogue citizen who also represented Modack and family members who were arrested and released in connection with charges related to gun license trafficking. DM / MC
