Mxolisi Mazibuko and Sthembiso Vincent Khumalo have been sentenced to life in prison for killing police officers Samuel Mchizama and Solly Bumbjy Maluleke in 2015.
“One of robbers’ cars ambushed the police officers. The second vehicle later joined and all robbers started shooting at the police. Mchizama died on the scene while Maluleke succumbed to the gunshot wounds on his way to hospital,” said NPA spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane.
“One of the investigating team realised that he was wearing the same clothes as the suspects in the video footage obtained from the robbery scene,” said Mjonondwane. “A high-speed chase ensued, which resulted in three of the assailants being killed in a shoot-out with the police, while the other suspects managed to flee.
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