Officer
arrested after wife shot in face
South Africa
Sunday 11 October 2015 - 6:57am
PRETORIA
– A police officer was
arrested on Friday night for the attempted murder of his wife, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid)
said on Saturday.
“It
is alleged (that)… the police officer took out a service pistol with the
intention to shoot himself at their Florida house; the officer claims that he
wanted to commit suicide due to pressure at home and work when his wife tried
to stop him from committing suicide,” Ipid spokeswoman Grace Langa said in a
statement.
The
officer said was about to shoot himself when his wife tried to take the gun
away from him. A shot went off accidentally, hitting his wife in the face. Ipid
was called to the scene.
The
officer’s wife was in a critical condition in hospital. The officer was being
detained at the Florida police station and would appear in court on Tuesday,
Langa said.
An
Ipid investigator would visit the victim in hospital to assess her condition
and take a statement from her if possible.
Ipid
would register a case of attempted murder against the police officer, Langa
said.
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