Best baby killer claims he was hired

‘He wanted me to kill the girlfriend and the girlfriend’s child. Andile said I should shoot her three times, twice in the stomach and once in the head,’ said Masumpa, according to the Daily Dispatch. He said he never carried out this final order. ‘I don’t feel happy about what I did. I feel so guilty. I’d like to talk to Melissa ... to say I’m very sorry,’ he said. Masumpa also testified that Best approached him two weeks ago in the police cells, offering him money in exchange for assuming sole responsibility for the crime. ‘He said I should not implicate him. He said he’ll pay me money and (asked) how much did I want.’ Earlier, the court heard transcripts of a taped conversation between Best and Tukani that took place on the day of their arrest, February 23 last year. The dialogue includes details of how the pair would destroy evidence and arrange for Tukani and Masumpa to flee town. Best’s defence advocate Terry Price has contested the reliability of the transcript, arguing that it was selective and not a true reflection as there were parts of the conversation missing. Full Daily Dispatch report