Off-duty officer on scene of Sadia Sukhraj murder testifies
The off-duty policeman who arrested nine-year-old Sadia Sukhraj's alleged murderer - has told the Durban High Court exactly how the arrest went down.
Warrant Officer Hemant Raghoonundun took the stand today, as Sibonelo Mkhize's trial got into its third today.
Mkhize stands charged with aggravated robbery and two counts of murder - Sadia's and his alleged accomplice, Siyabonga Bulose, who was also shot and killed that fateful day.
Raghoonundun was at home that morning when he heard a volley of gunshots.
He raced outside and a few moment later and saw a grey Hyundai Tucson- the Sukhrajs’ vehicle - speed past.
It veered off the roadway and crashed into the park across the street. He saw a man jump out and start to run.
He yelled at him to stop and that he was a policeman. He says the man stopped for a moment, turned around and looked at him but then carried on down a footpath.
Raghoonundun fired one warning shot and then gave chase.
He says when he eventually caught the man that he found him with a lady’s handbag - the same handbag Shailendra Sukhraj earlier this week identified as his wife’s.
Raghoonundun has also positively identified Mkhize as the man he arrested.
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