A retired City law enforcement officer, who was fêted as a hero after battling heavy waves to rescue two people, including a lifeguard, at Camps Bay in 2009, is now making a big splash in Maitland.
In opening arguments at the reopened inquest into the August 3 1977 death of Dr Hoosen Mia Haffejee, Advocate Howard Varney has slammed the handling of the first inquest.
Marasha was convicted for the murder of security guard Patrick Castle, robbery with aggravating circumstances, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition at the Western Cape High Court on Friday following a botched armed robbery at the Sassa offices in 2017.