News24 reports that the Hawks (Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation) in the Western Cape are investigating the killing of a Cape Town police officer outside his family home in Delft over the weekend.

Detective Sergeant Nkosi Wellen, 44, who was attached to the Philippi East police station, was shot dead by unknown suspects on Saturday night. Western Cape police spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut advised that Wellen had been off duty at the time of the shooting. Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) acting provincial secretary Xolile Marimani condemned the murder. He said that the killing of any officer was an attack on the state and harmed the reputation of the police to keep the community safe. Popcru called for "very harsh punishment" for criminals who attacked the state.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Lisalee Solomons at News24

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