A SELF-CONFESSED cop killer was sentenced to 30 years in the mang by the Khayelitsha Priority Crimes Court on Friday.
The heartbroken parents of slain Constable Ashwin Pedro, 26, say they are relieved the harrowing court case is over, as they came face-to-face with the man accused of killing their son in cold blood while executing his duties.
The young crime-fighter from Lavender Hill was shot and killed on December 1, 2022, in a struggle with a gun-slinging gangster in Blackbird Avenue.
Soon after the incident videos showing Ashwin’s body went viral on chat groups as cops swarmed Parkwood hunting for the gunman.
Cops nabbed Denzil “Trompie” October and found him in possession of the murder weapon while hiding in Ravensmead.
At the beginning of the trial, October, who faced…
