A policeman was arrested on Monday for allegedly being part of a group that killed and burnt a suspected burglar in Nanda, KwaZulu-Natal police said. "The policeman was arrested at work at the Nanda police station today [Monday]. He is facing a murder, attempted murder and assault charge," spokeswoman Brigadier Phindile Radebe said.
On July 18 local residents attacked three people they suspected of breaking into a house. "One person escaped, another was injured the third person was killed and his body was set alight."
Eight people were arrested last Friday and due to appear in court again on August 10. The group implicated the police officer in the crime. He was expected to appear in the Ntuzuma Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Source: Mail & Guardian
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