The Citizen reports that Sergeant Fundiswa Motlhaoleng’s usual trip to work took a fatal turn on Tuesday afternoon when she was gunned down in Randlespark in Klerksdorp.
The police officer’s murder is the latest in an alarming spate of cop killings across SA. The month of May this year would have marked 20 years in the police force for Motlhaoleng. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Sebata Makgwabone, the 45-year-old officer, who served with the Jouberton Visible Policing Unit, was shot in broad daylight while travelling to work in full uniform in her private vehicle. “The incident took place on Taljaart Kruger Street, where three empty cartridges and ammunition were found. Motlhaoleng’s body was found with what appeared to be gunshot wounds on the jaw and hand,” Makgwabone reported. He confirmed that a manhunt was underway for the four suspects who sped off at a high speed in a black Volkswagen Polo. The Hawks have stepped in to lead the investigation, though no arrests have been made and the motive for the attack remains unclear.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cornelia Le Roux at The Citizen
- Lees ook, Polisiesersant op pad werk toe vermoor, by Maroela Media
- Read an interview with the SA Policing Union’s Lesiba Thobakgale on ‘Protect the protectors’, at SowetanLive
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