A MANHUNT has been launched after a security guard (46) responding to an electric cable theft was brutally gunned down by tsotsis on the loose, at a business site in a sewage plantation in Leslie in Mpumalanga on Friday, 25 November at about 1.25am
Colonel Donald Mdhluli confirmed the horrific incident.
He said a vehicle was sent to investigate and it was driven by the said guard. Police were also alerted about the incident in progress, and the members went to the premises as per information provided.
“Upon arrival at the scene, the police were met with the gruesome scene of the body of a guard. Emergency medical personnel were summoned to the scene. On closer observation, police discovered some cartridges on the scene. The slain security guard is reported to have sustained serious injuries on his throat.
He was unfortunately certified dead by the paramedics. Preliminary investigation suggests that the guard’s firearm could have been stolen during the incident. Further than that, police discovered that an electric cable was also stolen. Currently a murder case is being investigated with an additional charge of theft of electric cable,” said Mdhluli.
He said the family of the security guard is yet to identify him.
“No one has been arrested so far. However, police are working around the clock to ensure that the perpetrators are swiftly brought to book,” he said.
Mpumalanga police commissioner Lieutenant-General Semakaleng Manamela has strongly condemned the attack.
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“We will use all available resources to hunt down those who are involved in the security officer’s murder and ensure that they feel the full might of the law,” she said.
Anyone with information that may assist in the investigation should call CrimeStop on 08600 10111 or send information via MYSAPSAPP, and all received information will be treated as confidential and callers may opt to remain anonymous.
