Police “hero” arrested
Sipho Mogale Sebela.
A young
man who became an instant hero after rescuing two policemen, has been arrested
for motor vehicle theft and house breaking.
18 July 2012 | Matome Maila
A young
man who became an instant hero after rescuing two Hoedspruit policemen
from their crashed vehicle and prevented two dangerous criminals from
escaping recently, has been arrested for motor vehicle theft and house
breaking.
Sipho
Mogale Sebela (23) of Burgersdorp last month freed two injured policemen,
who were trapped in a police van which collided head-on with a speeding
sedan on the Tzaneen-Lydenburg road.
He
handcuffed two men who were in the police vehicle, being transported to Maake
and Ritavi magistrate's court and kept the service firearms of the
officers safe until police back-up arrived.
Sebela
was rewarded a cheque of R4 000 by the Tzaneen Cluster police
commander, Maj Gen Maggy Mathebula for his bravery.
He was
later arrested, after police in Maake realised he was one of the
people on a list of suspects wanted for various crimes.
Sebela
appeared in the Naphuno magistrate's court on two charges of house
breaking and theft of a motor vehicle, and was remanded in police
custody until September 3, pending further investigations.
Tzaneen
cluster police spokesperson, Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe confirmed Sebela's
arrest and said Sebela was believed to have been using different names
for the crimes.
