Man shot and killed: Vosman Update
Rubber bullets lay strewn in
front of Vosman Police Station, a silent witness to the drama that unfolded
over the weekend.
September 21, 2015
A man was shot dead and three others
injured when police allegedly fired at an angry crowd who voiced their frustration
with bribery.
This
tragedy unfolded in Vosman Hlanikahle Extension 1 on Sunday, September 20.
On Monday, September 21 community members went to Vosman Police Station to enquire about a policeman, who is accused of shooting the 28-year-old Isaac Tebele.
On Monday, September 21 community members went to Vosman Police Station to enquire about a policeman, who is accused of shooting the 28-year-old Isaac Tebele.
Sydwell
Khumalo, Criselda Mathabela and Agnes Mkwayi are protesting outside Vosman
Police Station following a shooting wherein one man was shot dead and three
others wounded on Sunday, September 20.
Tempers
again flared up when one of the policemen was seen leaving the police station
in full uniform, only minutes after the station commander, Brigadier
Makhosazana Kheswa, assured a delegation chosen by the community that the
policeman was not at work.
“The
station commander blatantly lied in our faces. We were told the officers were
suspended with immediate effect,” Mr Aubrey Mtsweni, from the ANC Youth League
said.
“When we took the matter up, the police chased us out of the gates firing rubber bullets,” Mtsweni said.
“When we took the matter up, the police chased us out of the gates firing rubber bullets,” Mtsweni said.
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