Commissioner calls for swift arrests in Maritzburg officer's murder

Commissioner calls for swift arrests in Maritzburg officer's murder

National police commissioner Khehla Sitole says he wants to see the culprits behind the killing of a 25-year-old police officer from Pietermaritzburg locked up.

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The off-duty constable was found shot dead in his car in KwaPata yesterday. 


Sitole has also welcomed the swift arrest of a SAPS member who allegedly shot and killed another officer with his service pistol at Inkandla- orth of the province on Saturday.


Police spokesperson, Brenda Muridili says investigators will leave no stone unturned. 


"It seems that he was shot twice in the head. His car collided with a [massive] rod on the side of the road. The national commissioner sends his condolences to the family."

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