Two police sergeants died in a suspected domestic violence incident at Nkuna Kraal Mall in Nkuzana village in the Mopani District of Limpopo, on Saturday afternoon.

Polokwane Review reports that, according to the Limpopo police, the female victim, a sergeant stationed at Beit Bridge Port of Entry, was with two adults and her six-year-old child when her estranged husband, also a sergeant, attached to the Thohoyandou K9 Unit, approached her.

The couple had reportedly been separated for about seven months.

Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba says an argument broke out, during which the female sergeant was shot in her upper body, allegedly by her husband with his service firearm.

“When he attempted to run to the vehicle to flee the scene, the community who observed the entire incident chased and assaulted him, setting him alight next to his vehicle. The vehicle was burnt beyond recognition,” his statement reads.

Ledwaba says the female sergeant and her husband died at the scene.

The provincial police commissioner, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, expresses shock at the tragedy and urged SAPS members to seek professional help for domestic disputes rather than resorting to violence.

“The SAPS has in place an Employee Health and Wellness Programme that is offered free of charge. We call upon members to make use of these services that are at their disposal,” she says.

Ledwaba adds that cases of murder have been opened and urges anyone with information to contact detective Sergeant Stanley Chauke on 072 554 3141, the Crime Stop number at 08600 10111, or via the MySAPS app.

“Investigations continue,” he concludes.

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