I did it for the money - McGurk
2010-07-27 22:40
Johannesburg - Hired hitman Nigel McGurk on Tuesday told the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg that he knew shooting mining tycoon Brett Kebble was wrong, but he did it for the money.
"I knew it wasn't right to do what we did," he told the court.
"But Mr Kebble wanted to go. The man had the biggest balls I have ever seen."
McGurk said Kebble had the "biggest kahunas" because he endured three attempts at committing his "assisted suicide".
McGurk, boxer Mikey Schultz and fellow State witness Faizel Smith bungled the killing three times, first because their car overheated, then because their gun jammed twice.
Judge Frans Kgomo asked McGurk if he knew at the time of the murder, on September 27 2005, that killing Kebble was wrong. He replied "yes".
The broad-shouldered, balding man told the court his version of the night of Kebble's death.
The court for the second time heard how the gun failed to fire twice, causing Kebble to have to drive around until the weapon complied.
McGurk said he told Schultz not to tell Kebble's head of security Clinton Nassif that the gun had jammed.
"...It didn't look too professional," he said, stirring muffled giggles from the gallery.
McGurk was testifying in the trial of convicted drug trafficker Glenn Agliotti who is facing two counts of conspiracy to commit murder, one of attempted murder and a murder charge. Two of these charges relate to Kebble's death.
- SAPA