Mathe said Du Rand, who served the police force for 29 years, had traced the hijacked truck “but was sadly shot and killed by the armed suspects”.
Brig Athlenda Mathe said the duo were arrested within 24 hours of the murder of 48-year-old Warrant Officer Johannes du Rand, a detective commander at Villiers police station.
led a delegation of senior officers to Du Rand's home on Saturday to sympathise with his bereaved family. “Three suspects were fatally wounded and four pistols as well as three rifles were seized,” said Mathe.
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