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A police detective has been arrested for murder

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A police detective has been arrested for murder. He will appear in court soon in connection with the murder of a Paarl East man and the wounding of the man’s girlfriend. The murder and attempted murder occurred over the weekend in Wellington.

A police detective has been arrested for murder

Police have also confirmed that the apprehended officer was previously in a relationship with the victim’s girlfriend. Brigadier Novela Potelwa says after arriving on the scene, the detective spoke to the woman and after speaking to her, allegedly shot the deceased and the victim.

He fled and was taken into custody in Moorreesburg

He fled and was taken into custody in Moorreesburg. Die Burger has identified the victim as 49-year-old Petrus Jacobs, who lived in Chicago in Paarl. According to messages on Facebook he was a keen Blues rugby player and worked for Metrorail.
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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