Blue light cop due in court
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2008-11-17 10:48
Pietermaritzburg - A member of the VIP protection team of a KwaZulu-Natal MEC will appear in court on Monday on a charge of attempted murder after he allegedly shot at a car, causing a crash that injured eight people.
The man allegedly shot the tyre of a vehicle after its driver failed to move into the slower lane of the N3 near Camperdown on Saturday.
This caused an accident in which eight people were injured, four of them seriously.
Police spokesperson Director Phindile Radebe later confirmed that the officer was charged with attempted murder, and that he was part of the VIP team tasked with protecting KwaZulu-Natal social welfare MEC Meshack Radebe.
He is expected to appear in the Camperdown Magistrate's Court.