Kilian continues denying that he pinged 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 number two, Zane Kilian, has continued to deny he pinged slain top cop, Charl Kinnear, on the day he was murdered.
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 on Wednesday told the court that ex-cop, Bradley Goldblatt, fabricated records on a cellphone tracking system to show that Kilian pinged Kinnear on the day of his murder.
The State's evidence shows Kilian, who was given access to the tracking application by Goldblatt, pinged Kinnear more than 600 times on the day of his murder.
Kilian said he pinged Kinnear on instruction from Modack but stopped two days before Kinnear was murdered because he ran out of pings.
Modack insists he never gave Kilian any instructions to ping Kinnear, saying it was someone else who sent Kilian messages via WhatsApp.