Joburg cop jailed for killing girlfriend
2013-03-14 14:36
Johannesburg - A Johannesburg policeman has been jailed
for 15 years for killing his girlfriend, the Independent Police Investigative
Directorate (IPID) said on Thursday.
Constable Matswantswa Phineas Kgarose, 26, was sentenced
by the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday for killing Emmy
Refiloe Lebopo, 32, in Ivory Park, east of Johannesburg, on 12 June last year.
IPID spokesperson Moses Dlamini said Kgarose turned
himself in four days after the crime.
"On 12 June, he visited his girlfriend. The two had
an argument during which he pulled out a firearm and shot the deceased on the
left side of the chest, and she died on the scene."
The firearm had yet to be recovered.
"The IPID is satisfied with the outcome of this
case, as it sends a message to other police officers who may be tempted to
abuse their state issued firearms," said Dlamini.
- SAPA
