Union buildings VIP protection officer arrested for alleged double murder
A VIP protection unit warrant officer has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife and daughter, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) said on Sunday.
It was alleged that the 46-year-old officer, from the Pretoria protection unit at the Union Buildings, shot his 23-year-old daughter and his 42-year-old wife at their home in Pretoria West, Ipid spokeswoman Grace Langa said in a statement.
“It is alleged the couple had disagreements in the morning before the officer left for his cousin’s funeral arrangement, and when he returned home in the evening, it is alleged he asked his wife to cook for him.”
While the wife was cooking, he allegedly went to another room where he fetched a firearm and went back to shoot his wife and their daughter.
After allegedly killing the two, he put his service pistol back in the safe and took his 17-year-old son and his nephew, who were also in the house at the time, to his neighbours. He asked the neighbour to drive him to the police station, where he was arrested immediately.
He would appear in the Pretoria Central Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Investigations were continuing, Langa said.