Central SA
Minister to attend slain FS police officer's funeral─── MARVIN NTSANE 13:08 Sat, 15 Feb 2020
The Minister of Police, Bheki Cele, is expected to be amongst the dignitaries present to pay their last tributes at the funeral of slain police sergeant, Lloyd Poonyane tomorrow, 16 February 2020 in Viljoenskroon in the Free State.
Poonyane was shot and killed on duty when he and a female colleague intercepted a suspicious vehicle in Orkney last week Saturday.
It is alleged that the suspects opened fire on the police members after their vehicle was approached. Poonyane was declared dead on the scene while his colleague was wounded and hospitalised.
In an exclusive interview with OFM News, Commissioner Baile Motswenyane said four suspects aged between 25 and 38 were arrested two days after the incident and are facing charges which include murder and attempted murder. They appeared in the Orkney Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday 12 February and the case was postponed to 21 February. They remain in custody.
Meanwhile, the fifth suspect is still at large and police have confirmed that three suspects are relatives and originally from Lesotho.
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