'I chose to forgive': Widow of slain Durban metro cop speaks two years on
Two years after eThekwini Metro Police officer Errol Ogle was shot and killed while on duty, his widow says while the pain remains, she’s chosen forgiveness over anger.
Faith Ogle believes it’s what her husband would’ve wanted, even as the road to justice drags on.
"He had a way of calming a person and he would say 'Faith, let it go and give it to God'. And I know in my heart of hearts that he would require of me to release and forgive them because it was going to set me free."
Ogle was gunned down on the M7 near the Hand Dettman highway in July 2023 after stopping a truck.
The 52-year-old officer didn't know the heavy-duty vehicle had been hijacked.
The suspects shot him before fleeing in Ogle's marked patrol vehicle.
READ: EXCLUSIVE: Living without Errol: Faith Ogle’s fight for justice and healing
They also took his service pistol. The car was found abandoned in Pinetown.
The Hawks and metro police soon arrested three people. A fourth suspect was killed, and another remains on the run.
Phakamani Mpanza, Mzomuhle Gamede, and Sabelo Mncube are standing trial for murder and other charges.
In an exclusive interview with Newswatch, Faith Ogle says attending court is emotionally taxing, but it’s a journey she needs to walk.
She's shared that she still visits the cross on the M7 where her husband was killed, saying it’s there where she found her first moments of peace.
"In that time I found means and ways of coping. I used to go on the M7 by myself and just cry. I made it my happy place."
Faith says her husband believed that they would win the fight against crime.
"He was so sure. Unfortunately he had to die that way, but he loved what he did. He really loved it."
With her husband having died wearing his uniform, Faith says he's left a legacy and touched the lived of many people.
"He walked his walk and he made his own story, and it's [a victorious]. He ran his race, he finished his course, and he ended well."
You can find the full interview with Faith Ogle below:
