Police constable killed in line of duty
A police member was shot and killed while responding to a hijacking along the R573 on May 23.
KWAGGAFONTEIN – Const Thabo Mdluli and his colleagues were doing a routine patrol in the Kwaggafontein policing precinct when they came across a white Toyota sedan with its hazards on on the side of the R573 in Vlaklaagte. They approached the car and the driver sped off.
The officials pursued him, which led to a high-speed chase for a kilometre until the driver stopped. One of the suspects suddenly started shooting at the police.
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They returned fire, however, Mdluli had already been shot. The other uninjured officials immediately attended to him, giving the suspects a chance to flee the scene on foot.
Shabalala denounced the killing of Mdluli adding that those who attack law enforcement are directly attacking the state which must be harshly dealt with.
“Any cowards who attack the law enforcement officers are attacking the state and therefore communities should work with the police and assist towards arresting those devil doers,”she said.
The MEC for community safety in Mpumalanga, Gabisile Tshabalala, called on law enforcement to continue working hard in defending the communities and not to be deterred by criminals who attack them.
She added that the suspects have been found and an example should be made of them by giving them lengthy jail sentences
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