Suspect arrested for murder
By Mandisi Tyulu
20 October 200
On Sunday at about 23:00 a suspect was arrested after a Police member was killed and two Police members wounded in Browns Farm, Nyanga.
The members, who were on duty and part of a routine crime operation in the area, saw a stationed red Mazda with four occupants in Sikhwalimanzi Street and approached the vehicle, several shots were fired at the members.
A Reserve Constable stationed at Philippi East Police station sustained a bullet wound in the chest and died on the scene. Twenty nine years old Bulelani Ndita, who resides in Lower Cross Roads, was a Reservist for one and a half years.
The 30 year old Detective Constable who is also stationed at Philippi East Police station sustained a gunshot wound in his leg. He is in a stable condition in hospital.
A SAPS senior officer based at Provincial Visible Policing was shot in the stomach and both legs. He is currently in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Inspector Bernadine Setyn says the four males in the Mazda abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. One of them a 18 years old from Browns Farm was apprehended and will appear in court soon on charges of Murder and Attempted Murder 2 charges. The other three suspects are still at large.
Anyone with information can contact the Investigating Officer, Captain Paul Hendricks at the Provincial Organized Crime unit on (021) 950 1400
20 October 200
On Sunday at about 23:00 a suspect was arrested after a Police member was killed and two Police members wounded in Browns Farm, Nyanga.
The members, who were on duty and part of a routine crime operation in the area, saw a stationed red Mazda with four occupants in Sikhwalimanzi Street and approached the vehicle, several shots were fired at the members.
A Reserve Constable stationed at Philippi East Police station sustained a bullet wound in the chest and died on the scene. Twenty nine years old Bulelani Ndita, who resides in Lower Cross Roads, was a Reservist for one and a half years.
The 30 year old Detective Constable who is also stationed at Philippi East Police station sustained a gunshot wound in his leg. He is in a stable condition in hospital.
A SAPS senior officer based at Provincial Visible Policing was shot in the stomach and both legs. He is currently in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
Inspector Bernadine Setyn says the four males in the Mazda abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. One of them a 18 years old from Browns Farm was apprehended and will appear in court soon on charges of Murder and Attempted Murder 2 charges. The other three suspects are still at large.
Anyone with information can contact the Investigating Officer, Captain Paul Hendricks at the Provincial Organized Crime unit on (021) 950 1400
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