Retired SAPS captain calls Bevan Loftus ‘notorious’ as father rejects drug-kingpin claims
The conflicting testimony comes as the commission examines the circumstances surrounding the 2023 shooting.
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Houston was among the responders who attended the scene after a KwaZulu-Natal police task team shooting in April 2023 that killed Bevan and four others. Kamogelo Moichela | Published 7 minutes ago A retired police captain, Ashley Houston, has sharply contradicted the father of slain alleged drug kingpin Bevan Loftus, describing the deceased as “notorious” and placing him among feared criminal figures in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Houston was among the responders who attended the scene after a KwaZulu-Natal police task team shooting in April 2023 that killed Bevan and four others.
according to IOL (Independent Online)Kamogelo Moichela | Published 7 minutes ago A retired police captain, Ashley Houston, has sharply contradicted the father of slain alleged drug kingpin Bevan Loftus, describing the deceased as “notorious” and placing him among feared criminal figures in KwaZulu-Natal.
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