The appellants, Dinesh Moodley and Ugresen Perumal, were convicted in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, of the murder of Avinash Manjanu and sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment. The murder followed an altercation at a party hosted by a state witness, Mr Choonie, on 4 November 2017 in Lenasia South. The first appellant fought with the deceased’s brother and left the party. The deceased later returned to discuss the assault. While the deceased was conversing with witnesses outside the house in a well-lit area, the appellants arrived in a grey Hyundai i20. The second appellant exited the vehicle with a firearm and shot the deceased, allegedly encouraged by the first appellant. The deceased attempted to flee but crashed his vehicle approximately 220 metres away and died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Several eyewitnesses, many of whom knew the appellants personally, identified the second appellant as the shooter and the first appellant as a co-perpetrator. The appellants raised alibi defences, claiming they were at home, which were contradicted by eyewitness testimony and cellphone tower evidence placing them near the scene.