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Families of slain police officers demand the harshest sentence for killers Police Minister Bheki Cele visited the grieving families on Tuesday. Police Minister Bheki Cele visited the grieving family of 46-year-old Sgt Mnakwazo Mdoko who was shot and killed while on patrol in Bloekombos, alongside his partner Sgt Breakfast. Picture: Twitter/@SAPoliceService
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CAPE TOWN - The families of two slain police officers have demanded the harshest punishment for their killers, even suggesting the death penalty.
Sergeant Mnakwazo Mdoko and Constable Mninawa Breakfast were patrolling in Bloekombos on Sunday when they were ambushed and shot dead.
Four men have been taken in for questioning and one of them has already been charged.
He says police will work tirelessly to bring the killers to book.
#PoliceMinistry [TODAY] Police Minister, Gen #BhekiCele, is in Cape Town today to conduct an oversight visit to the Kraaifontein policing area, where #SAPS officers Sgt Mdoko & Const Breakfast were shot & killed on Saturday morning. #PoliceKillings ME pic.twitter.com/wTSWMjtXMa SA Police Service (@SAPoliceService) March 2, 2021
#PoliceMinistry Police Minister will also visit their families. Sgt Mdoko (46) & Constable Breakfast (28) were ambushed by a group of suspects whilst on patrol in Bloekombos when they came under fire. Both were declared dead on the scene and their official firearms were stolen ME pic.twitter.com/D44k4HrkjL
The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) Lt Gen Godfrey Lebeya has welcomed the arrest of a 32 years old suspect in connection with the killing of two police members in Kraaifontein, Western Cape. The Hawks’ National Priority Violent Crimes Team together with members of Kraaifontein SAPS, Crime Intelligence, and K9 […]