Africa-Press – South-Africa. A Durban man alleged to have shot a crime intelligence officer has been arrested.
The Hawks said on Wednesday that Siphephelo Zakhele Gumede, 34, appeared in the Umlazi Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on a charge of attempted murder after his arrest by the Durban based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team.
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He was remanded until 30 March.
Hawks spokesperson, Warrant Officer Bonnie Nxumalo, said Gumede had allegedly entered a premises on 16 February in F-section in Umlazi, searching for the officer.
Nxumalo said:
Nxumalo said the police officer’s son was murdered six months ago.
“The investigation to link the accused to the murder is continuing. More arrests are imminent.”
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