Special Report Transcript Episode 3, Section 2, Time 06:13

By the time Ahmed Timol reportedly fell to his death from the tenth story of John Vorster Square late in 1971 public disbelief in falling and slipping detainees developed a hard edge. A huge outcry and demand for a serious public inquiry into his death was launched. To this day, neither his mother nor his family believed he committed suicide in custody, rather that he was murdered.

Notes: Photograph: Ahmed Timol; John Vorster Square