{"id":25118,"date":"2023-04-17T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T17:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?p=25118"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:48:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T16:48:28","slug":"mbombela-cop-shoots-colleague-dead-over-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/mbombela-cop-shoots-colleague-dead-over-wife","title":{"rendered":"Mbombela cop shoots colleague dead over wife"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span>A traffic law enforcement officer in Mpumalanga, South Africa has been shot dead by a municipal police officer at a Kwanyoni Lodge outside Mbombela.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is reported that the deceased was in the company of the wife of the suspect (municipal police officer) at one of the chalets in the lodge when the incident occurred,\u201d Mpumalanga Community Safety, Security and Liaison spokesperson Moeti Mmusi said in a statement.<\/p>\n

It was further reported that the woman was not harmed. Mmusi further said the man who allegedly committed the murder was arrested and is set to appear in court soon.<\/p>\n

According to IOL News, the Hawks in Mpumalanga have identified the alleged killer as 38 years old and works for the Mbombela Municipality as a by-law enforcement officer.<\/p>\n

An illustration of a gun carried by police officers. Picture: Pexels.<\/p>\n

Hawks\u2019 spokesperson in Mpumalanga, Captain Dineo Sekgotodi said the incident happened at Kwanyoni Lodge in Nelspruit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was reported that on Saturday, April 15, 2023, a provincial traffic official and a lady friend booked in at Kwanyoni Lodge on the N4 about 15km out of Nelspruit. While they were in the chalet, the female\u2019s husband emerged and kicked open the door. There was an altercation as a broken beer bottle was found,\u201d Sekgotodi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is further alleged that the traffic official ran out of the chalet and the husband followed him as he fired shots. The victim was shot twice and succumbed to his injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sekgotodi said the crime scene was attended by the Hawks Nelspruit- based Serious Organised Crime Investigation, Nelspruit Vispol, and Nelspruit Local Criminal Record Centre.<\/p>\n

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