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News24
a day ago
- News24
Three people arrested for murder of Cape Town cop
The Hawks have arrested three people in connection with the murder of a police officer who was shot dead outside his home in Vrygrond, Muizenberg, on 30 May. Sergeant Lulama Njobeni, 48, was stationed at the Wynberg police station at the time of his murder. Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani said the three people, aged 19 to 25, were arrested on Monday after a multidisciplinary team followed up on information and traced them to Muizenberg. They are expected to make their first appearance in the Muizenberg Magistrate's Court on a murder charge on Wednesday, Hani said. Acting head of the Hawks in the Western Cape, Brigadier Mushavhaduvha Ramovha, praised the investigating team for following every lead. News24 previously reported that the Cape Town police officer's body was discovered at around 05:00 at his home on Thys Witbooi Road. At the time of the incident, he was in uniform and was en route to the Wynberg police station. His family members, who were inside the home, were unharmed. In the same month, a 31-year-old off-duty police officer was shot dead in her vehicle, close to a primary school in Langa, Cape Town. In an unrelated incident, a few hours after that, a 35-year-old administrative clerk attached to the Kraaifontein police station was shot dead in a parking lot next to a mosque in Gatesville, Athlone.
The Herald
30-05-2025
- General
- The Herald
Cape Town cop shot dead outside his home in Muizenberg
A police sergeant in uniform was shot dead outside his home while leaving for work early on Friday in Cape Town. The 48-year-old officer's body was discovered at 5am outside his home in Vrygrond, Muizenberg. 'He sustained fatal gunshot wounds. At the time of the incident, he was in uniform and en route to report for duty at Wynberg SAPS. His family members, who were inside the residence, were unharmed,' said police spokesperson Col Andrè Traut. The Hawks were assigned to lead the investigation. Western Cape police commissioner Lt-Gen Thembisile Patekile said no resource would be spared in the pursuit of those behind the shooting. 'An attack on any member of the SA Police Service will be met with the full force of the law. We will not rest until justice is served,' he said. Anyone with information that could assist in solving the case is urged to contact Crime Stop anonymously at 08600-10111. TimesLIVE
