Man held after soldier’s death
Police are investigating a murder after a soldier was killed when he was hit with a bottle at the weekend.
A man was arrested at the weekend after a soldier was killed with a bottle in General de Wet Street in Thaba Tshwane.
Pretoria central police spokesperson Captain Augustinah Selepe said someone hit the soldier over the head with a bottle on Saturday morning and ran away.
A man saw what happened followed the attacker to what seemed like his place of residence and alerted the police, said Selepe.
“It appears the soldier (46) was off-duty when he was assaulted. He died on the scene. A murder docket was opened.”
Selepe said the man would appear in the Pretoria Magistrate Court on Tuesday on a charge of murder.
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