Double-murder accused Sars employee grilled over ‘selective memory’

A CHATSWORTH Sars employee facing charges for the execution-style murders of his gardener and a barber faced intense questioning about his claimed “memory loss” during his bail application.

- YOSHINI PERUMAL

Despite not remembering his arrest, Wasim Kudoos had previously stated he did not resist authorities.

The accused also made unusual claims about paid protesters outside the courthouse

Kudoos, 33, of Mobeni Heights, gave evidence in the Chatsworth Magistrate’s Court during his bail application last week. He has been charged for double murder.

He allegedly shot and killed his gardener, Mzikayise Paulos Mabida, 54, in the driveway of his Fiona Street, Mobeni Heights, home, on October 8.

An hour earlier, he allegedly shot and killed barber Mahmudel Sajid, 38, at his salon in Summerfield Road in Bayview.

He was arrested shortly after Mabida’s shooting.

During cross-examination, State prosecutor Thamandri Kengan-Narainsamy said Kudoos had stated under oath in court on his last appearance that he could not remember his arrest, and that on the same day, he had submitted an affidavit to say that he did not resist arrest.

“Tf you cannot remember your arrest, how do you depose to not resisting arrest?” Kengan-Narainsamy questioned.

In response, Kudoos said: “I remember being in a cell in the police station.”