‘My Son Was Murdered in Cold Blood by the Police,’ Father Tells Commission

'My Son Was Murdered in Cold Blood By the Police,' Father Tells Inquiry

Gregory Loftus, the father of a tow truck operator who was killed in a shooting in Durban in 2023, has told the Madlanga Commission that the day before this happened, he tried to interdict police officers from murdering his son. Other evidence, meanwhile, suggested his son was a "notorious" figure.

‘My son was murdered in cold blood by the police,’ father tells commission

Gregory Loftus, the father of a tow truck operator who was killed in a shooting in Durban in 2023, has told the Madlanga Commission that the day before this happened, he tried to interdict police officers from murdering his son. Other evidence, meanwhile, suggested his son was a ‘notorious’ figure.

Retired SAPS captain calls Bevan Loftus ‘notorious’ as father rejects drug-kingpin claims

Bevan Loftus shooting questioned by retired SAPS operation commander - Inside Politics

By Johnathan Paoli Retired South African Police Service (SAPS) operation commander and professional marksman Captain Ashley Houston has questioned the accounts given by police officers involved in the fatal shooting of former tow-truck operator Bevan Loftus and four other men in Durban in 2023, saying the number of shots fired and physical evidence at the scene did not correspond with their statements. Testifying before the Madlanga Commission o…