Two police officials were killed in separate incidents in Cape Town over the weekend.
PICTURE: PixabayA 31-year-old female constable who was attached to Bishop
Lavis SAPS, was found dead in her car in Langa on Saturday morning.
‘’Western Cape police are reeling in shock… The 31-year-old
female constable who was attached to Bishop Lavis SAPS, was discovered in her
vehicle close to a primary school in Bennie Street with gunshot wounds. When
she left her home in Kraaifontein last night after knocking off duty, she was
heading to an evening church service KwaLanga,’’ said Brigadier Novela Potelwa,
Western Cape police spokesperson.
The Hawks has since taken over the investigation. No
arrests has been made as yet.
Hours later, an administrative clerk, stationed at
Kraaifontein SAPS was fatally shot outside Gatesville Mosque in Athlone. A
56-year-old woman was also wounded in the attack.
‘’Western Cape police management expressed their shock with
regards to a shooting incident in the parking lot next to the Gatesville Mosque
in Athlone which claimed the life of a 35-year-old female administrative clerk
attached to Kraaifontein SAPS at about 13:45 on Saturday, 03 May 2025. A
56-year-old woman was also wounded and taken to a medical facility for
treatment,’’ said Lt Col Malcolm Pojie, Western Cape police spokesperson.
‘’Preliminary information suggests that two armed men
accosted the deceased as she and the injured woman alighted the vehicle they
were travelling in,’’ he added.
Athlone police are investigating cases of murder and
attempted murder case which will be probed by detectives attached to the
Anti-Gang Unit.
Police appealed to anyone with information regarding the two incidents to contact Crime Stop at 08600 10111
Done by: Mitchum George
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