Soldiers and police officers were sent to disperse members of a community who were meting out mob justice to a suspect in Dingledale Trust.A soldier was stabbed with a screwdriver and a civilian fatally shot during a mob altercation in Dingledale Trust, Chochocho, over the weekend, the military said.
SA National Defence Force spokesman Captain Jaco Theunissen said the man was shot dead during the confrontation with police and soldiers on Saturday. “The SANDF had accompanied the SA Police Service to disperse members of the community who were meting out mob justice to a suspect in the area. “In an attempt to disperse community members and calm the situation, police officers and soldiers were attacked by community members, resulting in one member of the SANDF being stabbed with a screwdriver,” Theunissen said.Police are investigating the matter.
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