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Suspects in court for murder of Cape Town constable

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Four men who allegedly stabbed and killed a 33- year old constable in Lwandle after reporting off duty in Lingelethu West on Christmas morning have been arrested and are expected to appear in court today.

 

The stabbing took place in Asanda Village at approximately 06:30, on 25 December 2022.

 

The Hawks’ National Priority Violent Crimes team and detectives and crime scene experts were gathering leads in an attempt to find those responsible for the murder.

 

The constable sustained several stab and gunshots wounds and succumbed at the crime scene.

 

After preliminary investigations, it was established that the member was robbed of his service pistol and a cellphone.

 

The information showed that before being robbed, he fired several shots towards his attackers and injured one in the process, the injured person was then taken to Hottentots hospital and later transferred to Tygerberg hospital further medical examination.

 

During the interview, the investigating team arrested the injured person as the information showed that he was one of the attackers and he has since been arrested.

 

A multi-disciplinary team was put together to trace the outstanding suspects and the police officer’s firearm. The suspects were apprehended the same day.

 

The firearm of the constable was also recovered.

 

The four suspects are due appear in the Strand Magistrate Court on Wednesday the 28 December 2022 for a first appearance.

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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