| SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE PERSONNEL |
In a case likely to turn
out to “had I known better” a man in the Free State (formerly the Orange State)
in South Africa has worsened his case of allegedly murdering his wife by killing
an additional four persons in his attempt to escape from the long hands of the
law.
The police on Saturday reported
that the 22 year old suspect killed his 27 year old wife by strangling her at
their Namahadi, Qwaqua home on Thursday and escaped taking along with him their
five year old daughter as he fled the scene in a vehicle.
Thereafter, following his
driving over the speed limit in his bid to escape, the Police Senekal Traffic Division
stopped him for speeding. The suspect is said to have offered a bribe to an
officer to let him go and when the officer refused, he sped off.
The police then got in
contact with the neighboring Marquard police who set up a roadblock on the
R707. He beat the roadblock and thereafter was involved in a collision with an
oncoming vehicle bearing Lesotho license plates. The four occupants in the other
vehicle were killed and police vehicles in pursuit destroyed. The accident also
left the man and his daughter injured.
The police arrested him and
took him to the Senekal hospital and on Monday, he would appear before the
Marquard Magistrate's Court to face charges of murder, culpable homicide, and
bribery brought against him by the police.
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