Witnesses identified him as the man who got into an altercation with a court orderly seconds before he was killed, and allegedly saw him walk out the Motherwell Magistrate’s Curt pointing the slain policeman’s gun in the air — but murder accused Andile Nyoka continues to proclaim his innocence.

After allegedly fatally shooting Sergeant Mario Nel, other witnesses said they watched in horror as, moments later, Nyoka allegedly hijacked a taxi and opened fire on police in Sisulu Street, where he was eventually wounded in a shootout and arrested...