Modack's co-accused Kilian denies pinging Kinnear on day of his murder
Zane Kilian, along with Nafiz Modack and 13 others, face 122 charges related to various crimes, including the murder of Charl Kinnear.
Nafiz Modack's co-accused, Zane Kilian, was on the witness stand in the Western Cape High Court on 28 January 2025. Picture: Carlo Petersen/EWN
CAPE TOWN - Alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack's co-accused, Zane Kilian, has denied pinging slain top cop, Charl Kinnear, on the day of his murder.
Kilian, along with Modack and 13 others, face 122 charges related to various crimes, including the murder of Kinnear.
Kinnear, who was investigating Modack at the time, was shot dead outside his Bishop Lavis home in September 2020.
Zane Kilian broke down in tears while in the dock on Tuesday, saying he only wanted to provide for his family.
Alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack’s co-accused, Zane Kilian is testifying in the Western Cape High Court today. Kilian faces charges related to using cellphone tracking technology to locate certain targets on behalf of Modack. CP pic.twitter.com/msVA9zVAKe
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Kilian is accused of using a cellphone tracking application to ping the whereabouts of certain targets on behalf of Modack.
He told the court that on the day Kinnear was murdered, he received a voice note via a third party saying: "Christmas has come early, Kinnear is dead".
Kilian said that in a panic, he deleted all evidence linking himself to tracking Kinnear.
The State's evidence shows Kilian pinged Kinnear more than 600 times on the day of his murder.
Kilian told Judge Robert Henney that he had run out of pings before the day of the murder, saying there was no way he could have pinged Kinnear on that day.
Kilian said the person who gave him access to the pinging platform, ex-cop Bradley Goldblatt, also had access to his profile on the tracking application.
The trial continues.