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Three alleged cop killers to apply for bail next week─── 15:42 Fri, 11 Jan 2013
Lani Fouché
Bloemfontein - Three of the six suspects who allegedly robbed a shop near Bloemfontein and shot dead a police sergeant earlier this week, appeared briefly in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court today.
They will apply for bail on 17 January.
The 30-year-old Motlatsi Mphou, 29-year-old Motlatsi Namane and 31-year-old Khadebe Mohlalisi are thought to have robbed a Chinese general dealer in Kopanong on Tuesday, after which a shootout between them and police ensued. Sergeant Molahlehi Ephraim Mokhasi was killed in the incident, as well as one of the robbers. Two police constables were wounded.
Police are still searching for two more suspects.
Bloemfontein - Three of the six suspects who allegedly robbed a shop near Bloemfontein and shot dead a police sergeant earlier this week, appeared briefly in the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court today.
They will apply for bail on 17 January.
The 30-year-old Motlatsi Mphou, 29-year-old Motlatsi Namane and 31-year-old Khadebe Mohlalisi are thought to have robbed a Chinese general dealer in Kopanong on Tuesday, after which a shootout between them and police ensued. Sergeant Molahlehi Ephraim Mokhasi was killed in the incident, as well as one of the robbers. Two police constables were wounded.
Police are still searching for two more suspects.
