Mr Myburgh said he could not identify his colleague, the BBC's Andrew Harding reports.

BBC: S Africa policeman claims officer shot wounded miner

Mr Myburgh was part of the police force called to the Lonmin-owned Marikana platinum mine on 16 August.

BBC: S Africa policeman claims officer shot wounded miner

Hendrick Myburgh told an inquiry he heard a gunshot and saw a fellow officer standing over the body of a miner who had been alive moments earlier.

BBC: S Africa policeman claims officer shot wounded miner

In a written statement, Mr Myburgh said he heard a gunshot and turned around to see another officer putting his pistol back in the holster as he stood over the body of a miner.

BBC: S Africa policeman claims officer shot wounded miner