The Boksburg Magistrate’s Court on 30 August 2026 ordered that CCTV footage be played in open court during the bail hearing of three men accused of the Reiger Park killings that left two police officers and two civilians dead. The magistrate granted the defence application and postponed the bail matter to 8 September 2026.
Regan Collis, Jamal Meyer, and Elvino Crafford face charges stemming from a shooting on 7 August 2026 in Reiger Park that killed officers Thapelo Tlomatsane and Sphiwe Sibeko, and civilians Jaydin Magerman and Roleen Lessing. The accused told the court they could afford bail of only R2,000 each, according to IOL reporting from 26 August.
Defence lawyer Samkele Kuzani argued that the footage would establish what happened on the night of the shooting.
I find it very prudent that those videos be played in court. Those videos will outline what materialised. The events of what had happened.
The state told the court that CCTV footage placed Collis and Meyer at the scene and that it intended to use the recordings as evidence at trial, IOL reported on 26 August. However, the investigating officer’s affidavit contained contradictory positions on the footage, according to the same report. One passage stated the material corroborated a confession by accused number one, while another dismissed it as lacking authenticity.
The defence argued that footage from Collis’s home could show the accused were inside a yard or house before the shooting and went to the scene only after gunshots were fired, Eyewitness News reported on 25 August. The state conceded it was not disputing that Crafford had an alibi or that he was not at the scene, the Boksburg Advertiser reported.
As first reported by IOL on 22 August, a source familiar with the investigation who had seen CCTV footage claimed the recording raised questions about whether Collis was the shooter. The source alleged that another man wearing a dark hoodie and red tracksuit trousers fired the shots before fleeing in a silver-grey Volkswagen Polo. This claim has not been independently verified by a second source.
Defence allegations that accused number one was tortured by police and forced to confess also remain unverified. These claims are reported as defence submissions and have not been confirmed by official court records or a named authority.
The case has drawn national attention as a high-profile police-killing matter in Gauteng, where attacks on officers remain a serious concern. The CCTV evidence could shape both the bail outcome and the credibility of the prosecution’s narrative before any trial begins.
What remains unknown is whether the footage, once played in court on 8 September, will substantiate the defence alibi or reinforce the state’s case. Cape Flats News journalist Nadia Adams will next check on developments after the 8 September hearing.