A JUDGE was gunned down in his court yesterday by a man accused of rape, who also killed a stenographer and shot two policemen before hijacking a car and fleeing.

A judge presiding over a rape re-trial was shot dead in his court by the defendant today who then killed two others while fleeing.

A judge was gunned down in his court today by a man accused of rape, who also killed a stenographer and shot two policemen before hijacking a car and fleeing.