South Africa’s (SA) Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia has strongly condemned the killing of a South African Police Service station commander, who was shot while responding to a business robbery in Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal province on Thursday.
The commander was killed while pursuing at least 10 suspects with fellow officers and private security personnel.
She died at the scene along the R33 road towards Msinga.
During the robbery, a shop owner was also shot and wounded, while employees were assaulted.
Spokesperson for the Minister of Police Kamogelo Mogotsi says Cachalia is confident perpetrators will be brought to book.
“The Acting Minister has described the killing as a senseless and cowardly attack on a police officer who was carrying out her constitutional responsibility to protect communities and uphold the law. The station commander demonstrated exceptional courage and commitment to duty by personally leading her members in responding to the robbery. Cachalia extends his deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the fallen station commander and also wishes the injured police officer a speedy recovery.”
–SABC–
