CAPE-TOWN – A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested for the murder of two Kraaifontein police members.
According to police spokesperson Colonel Katlego Mogale, the suspect was arrested in Mandela Park, Khayelitsha in an intelligence-driven operation by the Hawks’ National Priority Violent Crimes Team together with members of Kraaifontein SAPS, Crime Intelligence and K9.
Mogale says the two members, Sgt Mnakwazo Mdoko (46) and Constable Mninawa Breakfast (28) were allegedly ambushed by a group of suspects whilst on patrol duties in Phumla Street, Bloekombos when they came under fire.
Both Mdoko and Breakfast were declared dead on the scene and their official firearms were stolen in the early hours of 28 February 2021.
The suspect will be appearing in the Bluedowns Magistrates Court tomorrow, 02 March 2021 on charges of murder.
Mogale says the investigation continues and cannot rule out the possibility of linking other suspects to the murders.
The arrest was welcomed by the National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) Lt Gen Godfrey Lebeya.
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