NATIONAL NEWS: Suspect arrested in Giyani following attack on police officer
"A 26-year-old man was arrested in Giyani this morning, 7 March, for attacking and killing a police officer."
LIMPOPO – Police Spokesperson, Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo says the incident took place at about 03:00.
“It is alleged that an unknown number of suspects entered the local shop at Makhuvha village, outside Giyani and robbed the owners of an amount of cash and groceries at gun point,” he said, according to the Bosveld Review.
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“The police were notified and reacted swiftly.”
The Bosveld Review reported that on arrival, they noted that the suspects had already fled the scene and when the police stopped a suspicious looking vehicle along the road leading to Phalaborwa, a shootout ensued and in the process, an officer was fatally wounded.
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