As a suspected criminal runs down a quiet suburban street near Krugersdorp west of Johannesburg‚ two police vans in pursuit‚ a shot hits his arm and he falls to the ground‚ dropping his gun‚ the Sunday Times newspaper reports.

As he lies writhing on the pavement‚ injured and trapped between a fence and a delivery van — his firearm out of reach -a policeman puts a bullet through his chest. Another walks up to him and kicks him as he lies bleeding.

Then the police constable who has just shot him in the chest repositions himself‚ stretches out his arms‚ takes aim and finishes him off – all captured on CCTV footage.