[Grammar] I saw he killed

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"I saw he killed my brother"

Could I use a subject after a clause? I think, if I used 'him' it would mean​ 'to be killed'
 
The sentence is wrong.

I saw him kill/killing my brother.

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The sentence is wrong.

I saw him kill/killing my brother.

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So, I can't use 'subject+past participle' because 'saw' is not an intransitive verb?
 
"I saw that he killed my brother" is fine. The "that" may be dropped in some casual circumstances.
 
"I saw that he killed my brother" is fine. The "that" may be dropped in some casual circumstances.

I'd rather use this. I would use 'him' if there's only a clause
 
I think 'I saw my brother killed by him' is grammatical.

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