Cops suspended for deadly hit-and-run
October 2 2014 at 06:36pm
By SAPA
By SAPA
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STwo Eastern Cape police
constables were suspended for allegedly killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run
accident. FILE PHOTO: SAM CLARK
Port Elizabeth - Two Eastern Cape police constables were suspended on
Thursday for allegedly killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run accident, police
said.
“I want to strongly condemn the conduct of the officials involved in
this incident,” provincial commissioner Lt-Gen Celiwe Cynthia Binta said in a
statement.
“This is not the type of behaviour that we expected from police
officials and we are extremely let down by their poor display of discipline,
professionalism and lack of care.”
On Sunday Pumlile Deyi, 23, of Soweto On Sea in Port Elizabeth, was
knocked down by a marked police vehicle while walking on the pavement in
Stofile Street, New Brighton.
“The police vehicle failed to stop after the collision and sped away,”
Binta said.
Deyi sustained head injuries and died on the scene.
Binta said the officers had booked out the car, and failed to report
what had happened when their shift ended.
“No report was made to their commander concerning the accident.”
A post mortem of Deyi's body was conducted on Wednesday, and the car
examined.
“I have therefore ensured that notices of immediate suspension be served
on the two members early this morning,” Binta said.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate could not be
immediately reached to confirm whether the officers would face criminal
charges.
Sapa
