A 38-year-old KwaZulu-Natal cop will appear in court on Tuesday for fatally shooting two brothers during an argument at the weekend.
A KwaZulu-Natal constable was arrested for fatally shooting two brothers during an argument on the weekend.
According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate , the police constable, based at the operational response service in Richards Bay, was off-duty when he shot and killed two brothers, aged 24 and 32, on Saturday.“It is alleged that the constable had an argument with the 24-year-old male deceased about the level of noise that came from his house throughout the night.
“At a later stage the constable walked to the Nseleni satellite police station to open an assault case against the deceased. Before reaching the satellite police station, the constable met up with the deceased and his 32-year-old brother. Once again the argument started between the constable and the two brothers,” Ipid said.The constable was arrested and charged with two counts of murder.
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