One of the accused officers was not in court as he was attending his dog’s “retirement party”. State prosecutor Surekha Marimuthu noted that one of the accused, Devendra Chetty, was not at court because he was attending his “K9 partner’s retirement party”. Angry familyOutside court, Naidoo’s family were enraged. She said the magistrate was lenient on Chetty not being in court “because of his dog’s retirement party, but we will never celebrate another milestone with Regan ever again”. The family also has a private pathologist report that will form part of its evidence when the case eventually goes to trial.