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IOL News reports that a SA Police Services (SAPS) detective has been killed while allegedly carrying out a robbery on Friday night in Belfast in Mpumalanga. His three accomplices have been arrested.
According to police spokesperson Brigadier Donald Mdhluli, a group of armed men, posing as police officers, ambushed the occupants of a vehicle who had stopped on the roadside to relieve themselves. "The victims were held at gunpoint and ordered to lie on the ground. Fortunately members of the SAPS Anti-Hijack Task Team and the Middelburg K9 Unit were patrolling the area as part of an operation to curb robberies in the region. Officers noticed the suspicious activity and approached the scene, identifying themselves as police."
The suspects allegedly opened fire before fleeing in a getaway vehicle. A high-speed chase ensued, ending when the getaway vehicle crashed into a tree. Police cornered the suspects and discovered the body of a 54-year-old Pienaar SAPS detective in the back seat of the car. It is believed that the officer may have been fatally wounded during the exchange of gunfire, though investigations are ongoing. The fourth suspect, who fled on foot, was later apprehended near the N4 towards Machadodorp. The arrested suspects are expected to appear in the Belfast Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Vernon Pillay at IOL News
- Lees ook, Speursersant sterf in rooftog, by Maroela Media
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