News24 reports that an Eastern Cape police station commander was injured after a disgruntled sergeant allegedly fired several shots at him inside Tamara police station near Qonce on Thursday morning.

The suspect, Sergeant Pumlani Mbinda, who had been absent at work for more than a year, confronted the station commander about why his salary had not been paid. “It is alleged that a confrontation ensued during which the suspect produced a pistol and fired several shots at the station commander at close range. The station commander sustained a gunshot wound to his left leg,” a police spokesperson reported. Mbinda then allegedly fled the scene on foot, but was apprehended a short distance from the station. The official firearm used in the alleged attack, along with ammunition, was confiscated from the suspect. The injured station commander was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. He was discharged on Friday. Mbinda was arrested and appeared in the Dimbaza Magistrate’s Court on Friday on a charge of attempted murder. He remains in custody and will also face an internal disciplinary process.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Sithandiwe Velaphi at News24 (subscription / trial registration required)

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