Mabopane community arrest suspect implicated in cop killing

Col Athlenda Mathe said two off-duty police officers had allegedly been attacked at their home in the township.

“Just after midnight in the early hours of Sunday morning, the family was accosted by three males and robbed of their belongings. During the ordeal, one suspect and Sgt Tumelo Losaba were fatally wounded. A manhunt has since been launched for a second suspect who drove off in a Grey Audi A3. “The third suspect ran away on foot but the brave community of Mabopane came out in their numbers and gave chase, apprehending the 32-year-old suspect. The suspect has been arrested and will be charged with murder and house robbery,” Mathe said.

Mathe added: “Any citizen is allowed to effect a citizen's arrest. To carry out a citizen's arrest, the crime must have happened in your presence or having a reasonable suspicion that the suspect may have committed a crime. The intent of the citizen's arrest must be to hand over the suspect to the police.”

Acting national police commissioner Lt-Gen Tebello Mosikili thanked the community for taking action against crime. She urged community members to join their community police forum structures.

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