Judge Bert Bam ruled that all of the policemen had known Macia was being dragged and realised he could be seriously injured and die, but did nothing to assist him.
He found former policemen Meshack Malele, Thamsanqa Ngema, Percy Mnisi, Bongamusa Mdluli, Sipho Ngobeni, Lungisa Gwababa, Bngani Kolisi and Linda Sololo guilty of murdering Macia in February 2013.
Macia died alone in a cell at the Daveyton police station hours after being handcuffed to the inside of a police van and dragged through the streets of Daveyton in full view of the angry community, who started pelting the police van with rocks.
A pathologist testified that Macia had sustained multiple soft tissue injuries which resulted in a lack of oxygen and his death.
The doctor said many of the injuries were the result of blunt force violence and Macia had probably been kicked on his private parts.
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