Three arrested after police officers gunned down protecting Durban councillor

Spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said police were on scene in KwaMashu on Thursday morning with two of the suspects.

"Two are here with us and one is wounded in hospital." Mhlongo did not elaborate on how the third suspect was wounded. Sergeant Zephinia Fanifami Dladla, 61, and his 40-year-old colleague, Constable Sonto Emmelinall Mhlanga, were stationed outside the home of ward 52 councillor Moses Zulu in Bhambayi, near Phoenix, when they came under attack.

Metro police spokesperson senior superintendent Parboo Sewpersad said Mhlongo and Dladla had been assigned to councillor protection. "The suspects fired multiple shots at them, killing the male in the driver’s seat and the female, who was also in the vehicle.”The police officers were stationed outside his home following threats on his life.

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