Two Cape Town police officers arrested for civilian deaths

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Two policemen from the Western Cape were arrested this week following the deaths of two civilians allegedly in the possession of a stolen vehicle:

Two policemen from the Western Cape were arrested this week following the deaths of two civilians allegedly in the possession of a stolen vehicle.In April 2022, the policemen, who were linked to the Kleivlei and Mfuleni SAPS in Cape Town, were pursuing a stolen vehicle when, during the chase, they fatally wounded two civilians while responding to gunfire from the occupants of the stolen vehicle.reports that postmortem results indicated that both deceased succumbed to gunshot wounds.

The policemen were arrested on Thursday and are being held at the Athlone SAPS holding cells. They were due to appear in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

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