Police Lieutenant-Colonel Pieter Pretorius, 59, was the commander of the Vehicle Identification Unit in Mpumalanga, Ermelo.
Police confirmed that five suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 59-year-old police officer who was shot dead in an apparent hit in Mpumalanga.Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane said the five suspects were handcuffed on Friday.
“The suspects aged between 29 and 40 are believed to be linked to the killing of an on-duty police officer, Lieutenant Colonel Piet Pretorius, on Thursday in Ermelo in less than 24 hours. “The acting provincial commissioner will today visit the bereaved family of the late, Lt Col Pretorius. A vehicle believed to have been used in the commission of the crime has also been found torched this morning next to Extension 7 in Ermelo,” Ndubane said.Pretorius, commander of the vehicle identification unit in Ermelo, was reportedly on his way to see an informant when an armed suspect accosted him.
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