Local policeman due in court for torching his girlfriend’s home

A Cape Town constable will appear in court on Monday, January 16, on a charge of arson. The 32-year-old man, attached to the police service in Mfuleni allegedly set fire to a house in Kleinvlei early on Thhursday morning. The police’s Elna de Beer told Bush Radio that the house belongs to the constable’s former girlfriend. There was no one in the house at the time, and there were no injuries. De Beer says departmental disciplinary steps are also being taken against the suspect. The constable was off duty at the time of the fire.