By Khanyisa Tabata
10 November 2009
The incident, in which a three-year-old boy was shot and killed by a South African policeman in Klipfontein View in Midrand, has made headlines in Britain.
The BBC says South Africa's police watchdog has condemned the shooting in the strongest possible terms.
The officer reportedly mistook a pipe the boy was carrying for a gun.
He was in a car the police thought was being driven by suspected criminals.
The policeman has appeared in court for murder and remains in custody.
Moses Dlamini from the Independent Complaints Directorate told the BBC that no pipe or firearm had been recovered from the
10 November 2009
The incident, in which a three-year-old boy was shot and killed by a South African policeman in Klipfontein View in Midrand, has made headlines in Britain.
The BBC says South Africa's police watchdog has condemned the shooting in the strongest possible terms.
The officer reportedly mistook a pipe the boy was carrying for a gun.
He was in a car the police thought was being driven by suspected criminals.
The policeman has appeared in court for murder and remains in custody.
Moses Dlamini from the Independent Complaints Directorate told the BBC that no pipe or firearm had been recovered from the
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