THE cop who was arrested for the murder of a fellow police officer in Mariannhill appeared briefly in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court on Monday where his bail application was postponed.

The legal representative for Constable Andile Zulu asked the court to adjourn the matter to November 10, when the accused is due back in court.

Zulu was arrested on Friday, October 17, for a murder in Mariannhill on October 11.

Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Simphiwe Mhlongo said Zulu (40) was arrested by members of the unit from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation for the murder of Constable Siboniso Ngidi (29).

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Mhlongo said, “It is alleged that Constable Ngidi was driving along Chestnut Crescent when he noticed a vehicle that was parked in the middle of the road.

“He requested the driver of the said vehicle to move the vehicle. An altercation ensued and the driver who was later identified as Constable Zulu fired several shots towards Constable Ngidi.

“Constable Ngidi was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. A case of murder was reported at Mariannhill police station and the case docket was allocated to the Hawks members for intensive investigation. Preliminary investigation led members to Escombe railway station where Constable Zulu is working; he was requested to hand himself over but he escaped.

“The following day he handed himself over to the members of the National Intervention Unit in Durban Central and Hawks members were alerted. Constable Zulu was placed under arrest and charged for murder as well as attempted murder.”

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