Cop acquitted over Mido Macia murder

Matome Ramatlou walked out of the court a free man after Judge Bert Bam told him that there was no evidence linking him to the murder.

“You can go,” Bam told Ramatlou who immediately walked to sit in the public gallery.

A previous key State witness, police officer Mpumzi Ngamlana told the court that he erred when he implicated Ramatlou — who was accused number nine.

Eight former police officers — Bongamusa Mdluli, Meshack Malele, Thamsanqa Ngema, Percy Mnisi, Sipho Ngobeni, Lungisa Gwababa, Bongani Kolisi and Linda Sololo face murder charges relating to Macia’s death.

They are all out on bail. They have all been dismissed from the SAPS following a disciplinary hearing.

Macia was found dead in the Ekurhuleni police station’s holding cells after the altercation with police officers in February 2013.

The incident made international headlines and sparked several protests against police brutality.

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