MR MOSTERT
Mr Lottering, in you confession, you also said the following - that you had a 9 mm. weapon, page 54 at the bottom.  Relating to the murder you said "I got a 9 mm. pistol, I pulled it out and I fired one shot in the direction of his body when he was three to four paces away from me, I aimed for the middle section of his body.  The black man fell but just to make very sure I walked towards him and fired a shot into his head."  If I remember correctly from the documents it seems that that was not the true position because in the explanation of plea included in the documents on page 29, accused no. 1 Fanie Goosen admits that he shot the deceased in the abdomen with a pistol.  Please explain that to us.