Policeman charged after suspected burglar is wounded

It is reported from Pretoria that a police inspector who helped residents to catch three suspected burglars at the weekend has been charged with attempted murder. Inspector Flip Welman appeared in court on Monday. A resident of Herbert Baker Street in Groenkloof, Francois Nel, called the police after he found the three suspects on his property. Beeld reports that several burglaries have taken place in the area recently and a number of watch dogs have been poisoned. Police say it appears unnecessary violence had been used and this led to Welman’s arrest. The Mozambican youth was wounded in the leg and has been charged with trespassing. His accomplices escaped.