On 18 October 2018 in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, two men were shot by two gunmen acting with a common purpose. One of the victims, Gregory Carelse, a senior security officer, police reservist, and community anti-gang activist, died from multiple gunshot wounds. The appellant, Waylan Abdullah, and a co-accused were charged with murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, possession of an unlicensed firearm, and unlawful possession of ammunition. The State’s case relied primarily on the evidence of a single eyewitness, Dale Carelse, the deceased’s son, who knew the appellant beforehand and identified him as one of the shooters. The high court convicted the appellant and sentenced him to an effective 29 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, the appellant challenged the reliability of the single-witness identification and argued that his right to a fair trial was infringed when the high court refused to recall the eyewitness for further cross-examination after an inspection in loco.