Police officer kills two siblings in KZN
A 38-year-old police officer who allegedly shot and killed his two brothers in Richards Bay will appear in the Empangeni Magistrates Court in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday.
It is alleged that the constable had an argument with the youngest of the siblings about noise coming from his house on Saturday night.
According to police, an altercation then broke out between the 38-year-old and the 24-year-old brother before going their separate ways.
Acting spokesperson for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) Sontaga Seisa says when the brothers met up again another altercation broke out, this time involving a third sibling.
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ER24's Ross Campbell said that paramedics and search-and-rescue divers were called out by police. "ER24 paramedics along with Delta 1 divers and Search & Rescue arrived at 17:55 after receiving a call from the SAPS. "SAPS diver Sgt Nagel and Andries Lee from Delta 1 managed to recover the body."
"At a later stage the constable walked to Nseleni satellite police station to open an assault case against the deceased. Before reaching the satellite police station the constable met up with the deceased and his 32 year old brother. Once again the argument started between the constable and the two brothers," says Seisa.
"The constable shot and killed both brothers."
He is facing two counts of murder.