On Wednesday night at Basil February Street in Samora Machel, tragedy struck as a 26-year-old woman, her one-year-old daughter, and a police officer all passed away around 7pm.
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Samora Machel authorities are delving into the details surrounding the deaths of three individuals, one of whom was an off-duty police officer.
Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm Pojie said, ‘Preliminary investigation suggests that the off-duty police constable shot his girlfriend, her daughter and wounded a 13-year-old girl in the leg who resides at the same address. He then went to his car where he allegedly turned his service pistol on himself,’ explained Pojie.
He explained that while the 13-year-old received medical attention at the hospital, the other three victims were tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
Pojie elaborated that authorities initiated investigations, opening two murder cases, one attempted murder case, and an inquest docket.
Bongani Maqungwana, spokesperson for the Samora Machel Community Policing Forum (CPF), expressed profound shock at the incident.
He advocated for the Department of Police to offer anger management courses to its officers.
‘There were rumours that the officer didn’t want to be dumped by his girlfriend,’ concluded Maqungwana.
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