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Just in: Police officer rushed to hospital

The SAPS member was rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.

April 25, 2025
Middelburg Observer Less than a minute
The member was rushed to the hospital.

Emergency services were dispatched to the Middelburg Police Station’s finance office at around 10:30 this morning, after a female officer reportedly lost consciousness.

The SAPS member was rushed to the hospital for medical treatment.

She was taken to the hospital.

The incident follows a freak accident last Tuesday at the station when a police officer narrowly escaped serious injury after a suspect’s gun accidentally discharged.

Also read: Bullet proof vest saves police officers’ life in police station

The bullet struck the officer in the stomach. Fortunately, the officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.

The firearm was a cocked 9mm pistol confiscated from a housebreaking suspect in Doornkop.

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April 25, 2025
Middelburg Observer Less than a minute

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Tiisetso Malunga

I have been working as a journalist/photographer since 2018 at the Middelburg Observer. Before joining Caxton I was a Journalism Student at the Tshwane University of Technology. I was also a broadcasting intern at the SABC in Pretoria. In my first year as a journalist I was awarded the Upcoming Journalist of the Year at the O H Frewin awards. My motto in life is ‘I am human before anything’ with that being said I am driven by human stories and I am a strong believer in justices and human rights.
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