TimesLIVE reports that four police officers were arrested on Monday in connection with the death of Mthokozisi Ntumba, who was shot dead on the sidelines of student protests in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, last week.

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) confirmed that the four officers were from the public order policing unit. The four officers will appear at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court on Wednesday to face charges of murder, attempted murder and defeating the end of justice. Ntumba, 35, died when police fired rubber bullets at protesting Wits University students. He was shot shortly after leaving a doctor's appointment in the area. A video circulating online suggests that Ntumba was shot at close range, with several rubber bullets. In the video, he can be seen gasping for air on the sidewalk, with bloodstains on his blue shirt and blood on his face. He died moments later. His death elicited outrage, with the police criticised by some for using excessive force when dispersing black protesters as opposed to white protesters. A father of four, Ntumba worked at the department of human settlements in Tshwane.

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