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Four EC suspects arrested and charged after firing guns at KZN funeral
Four suspects from the Eastern Cape who were attending a funeral in KZN were arrested and charged by SAPS for firing their guns.
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A funeral in Harding, KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, was subjected to police intervention after an unexpected incident. Four suspects who were attending the funeral from the Eastern Cape reportedly fired shots from their guns.
SAPS’ operation results in the arrest of four suspects
Members from the South African Police Services were conducting an operation in which they monitored the funeral. Provincial spokesperson for the police Colonel Thembeka Mbele stated that a multi-disciplinary operation was being held on Sunday to monitor a funeral in the Santombe area.
Mbele explained that officers heard gunshots from the venue where the funeral was being held. Law enforcement officers identified the suspects and placed them under arrest shortly after the gunshots were heard.
“Police swiftly identified the suspects and placed them under arrest,” she said.
Suspects were charged with three different crimes
Colonel Mbele revealed that the four suspects were charged for the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. They were also charged with discharging firearms in a public space.
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The funeral the Eastern Cape suspects were attending was that of a man who was shot and killed in Mthatha (formerly Umtata), according to Colonel Mbele.
“All the arrested suspects are from the Eastern Cape and were attending a funeral of a man who was shot and killed in Mthatha.”
Colonel Thembeka Mbele, SAPS provincial spokesperson
SAPS revealed that three guns were found in the possession of the suspects and were subsequently seized by officers on duty. Police said the three pistols that were found in the suspects’ possession were seized by the police officers.
The suspects are expected to appear in court on Tuesday, 22 March 2022, reports IOL.
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