News24 reports that four Limpopo security officers appeared in court on Tuesday after allegedly killing a man whom they believed had killed one of their colleagues.  

Police spokesperson Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe related that the men went looking for a suspect on Monday morning after receiving a report that he was responsible for shooting, killing and robbing one of their own.  Ngoepe said they never reported the matter to police but instead traced the man - 24-year-old Masilu Mothemela - to a house in Mohodi Manthata village outside Mogwadi, near Polokwane.  They interrogated him before allegedly shooting him in the chest, killing him instantly.  They also allegedly shot and injured his friend before fleeing the scene.  Seven men were arrested, but only four were linked to the incident.  Police confiscated four pistols and three rifles.  The men appeared in the Senwabarwana Magistrate's Court on charges of murder and attempted murder on Tuesday.  They will remain in custody until their formal bail applications on Friday.

• Read the full original of Jenna Etheridge’s report on this story at News24
• Read a police press release on this matter at SAPS News

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