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A policewoman was killed in North West. Image: Pixabay.

IPID arrests cop who killed his policewoman wife and another man

A Warrant officer has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife, also a police member, and her male friend on Tuesday night.

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A policewoman was killed in North West. Image: Pixabay.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) member who killed his wife and her male friend in Zeerust, North West on Tuesday handed himself to police on Wednesday morning, 15 March.

HUSBAND HANDS HIMSELF OVER

The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) said the suspect is a warrant officer stationed at the Nietverdiend SAPS in Zeerust.

“The alleged murder weapon will be taken in for ballistics,” said IPID spokesperson Lizzy Suping.

The suspect is facing two charges of murder. He is expected to appear before the Zeerust Magistrate’s Court imminently. He is currently being detained in the Zeerust SAPS holding cells.

IPID CONFIRMS VICTIM IS ALSO A SAPS MEMBER

As previously reported, the suspect’s wife was a policewoman. The incident occurred in Ikagaleng, Zeerust, on Tuesday night.

“The officer is said to have also gunned down a male person who was in the company of his wife,” said Suping.

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