Police Sergeant Grilled Over Firearm In Nightclub Shooting Linked To Jerome “Donkie” Booysen Trial

The high-profile trial of alleged underworld figure Jerome “Donkie” Booysen and 11 co-accused has taken a sharp turn after a police sergeant faced intense cross-examination about a firearm linked to a nightclub shooting.

Booysen and his co-accused face multiple charges, including the 2017 murder of Brian Wainstein, known as the “Steroid King.”

The trial also explores a violent turf war between nightclub security groups tied to Booysen, his brother Colin Booysen, Nafiz Modack, and the late Mark Lifman with his associate Andre Naude.

Firearm Found After Coco Bar Shooting

Testifying in court, SAPS Sergeant Dominic Majiedt was pressed about the handling of a firearm allegedly used during a shooting at Cape Town’s Coco Bar in May 2017. During the attack, co-accused Bradley de Bula and another suspect allegedly fired several shots, injuring two people.

Days later, while responding to a robbery in Newfields, Majiedt and his partner arrested co-accused Kashief Hanslo, who was allegedly in possession of the same weapon.

“Constable Baliso discovered the firearm in the cubby hole,” Majiedt told the court.

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According to the State, de Bula, Hanslo, and several others formed part of a “hit squad” funded by Lifman. The alleged group was tasked with targeting clubs aligned with Lifman’s rival, Nafiz Modack, escalating Cape Town’s deadly nightclub security battles.

The trial continues as the State seeks to tie the accused to a string of violent underworld attacks.

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