A policewoman stationed at Bergville SAPS was shot and killed at her home in Woodford Location, Bergville, on Saturday at about 3pm.
While she was loading her personal belongings into her vehicle in order to leave him, the boyfriend managed to get hold of her state firearm.
He shot Const Hlomuka, seriously injuring her in the head, before turning the weapon on himself.
The boyfriend died at the scene and Const Hlomuka died later in hospital.
Bergville police have opened a case of murder into Const Hlomuka’s death and an inquest into the boyfriend’s death.
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