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A Western Cape police officer appeared in court on murder charges after fatally shooting a man during an arrest attempt. (Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu)
A Western Cape police officer has appeared in court on a murder charge for allegedly shooting a man dead after he helped a suspect evade arrest.
Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) spokesperson Phaladi Shuping said officers arrested Sergeant Jonathan Waterboer, who was stationed at the Crime Prevention Unit, last Thursday for the murder of 40-year-old Johannes Louw on 24 May.
Sketching the background to the arrest. Shuping said police had attempted to detain a suspect in Tulbagh, but that he managed to resist arrest, allegedly with Louw's help.
The police left without arresting anyone but "came back later with reinforcement and wanted to arrest both the suspect and Louw".
Shuping added:
Again, they refused, as they wanted to know why the police wanted to arrest them. Sergeant Waterboer allegedly fired a shot that hit Louw in the abdominal area, and he was declared dead at the scene.
Waterboer appeared in the Tulbagh Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, where he was released on R1 000 bail.
The case was postponed to 29 September for further investigation.
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