KWAZULU-NATAL – On Sunday 13 August 2023 Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation working together with Crime Intelligence, Crime Prevention and National Intervention Unit arrested a 31-year-old suspect for attempted murder and house robbery.
Members conducted a joint operation at Maphumulo area searching for the wanted suspect who was involved in the attempted murder and house robbery. It is alleged that on 3 September 2022, two suspects entered the residence of a police officer whilst he was asleep with his wife. The suspects demanded his firearm and fired shots at the police officer. The police officer returned fire fatally wounding one suspect. The other suspect managed to escape and the police officer was taken to hospital for medical attention.
A case of attempted murder, possession of unlicensed firearm and house robbery was reported at Nsuze police station and the case docket was allocated to Hawks members for further investigation.
He is expected to appear in the Maphumulo Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.
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