Mario Petersen News Today

Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack was allegedly deceived by a middleman while trying to bribe former top cops Jeremy Vearey and Charl Kinnear.

Court hears of threats and a purported R200,000 reward for the killing of a witness who is testifying in a trial involving Nafiz Modack and his ‘enforcer’.

A lawyer who made it clear he was "forced to be here" testified in the trial of alleged underworld crime boss Nafiz Modack and others that he was going to be "Modack's next Pete Mihalik".

A lawyer who made it clear he was "forced to be here" testified in the trial of alleged underworld crime boss Nafiz Modack and others that he was going to be "Modack's next Pete Mihalik".

Modack and his co-accused face 124 charges for a host of crimes, including murder and attempted murder. The trial is the gateway into Cape Towns criminal underworld characterised by greed, abuse of power, corruption and ordered executions.

The co-accused - Toufeek Brown and Mario Petersen - are alleged to be part a gang affiliated to Nafiz Modack.

Former Hawks officer Nico Heerschap was investigating a vehicle and finance corruption case against alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack – ‘the biggest case in my entire police career’ – when Heerschap’s father was murdered in what was a suspected case of mistaken identity. Cop Nico Heerschap...

A State witness and self-confessed hitman, who can only be identified as Mister A, testified that one of the accused, Mario Petersen, was complicit in the murder of Heerschap.

A State witness and self-confessed hitman who can only be identified as Mr A - testifies that one of the accused, Mario Petersen, hid the gun that was used in the murder of pensioner Nicolaas Heerschap.

Mr A, a State witness in the trial of Nafiz Modack and 14 others facing charges including the murder of Charl Kinnear, concluded his explosive testimony.