BLOEMFONTEIN – A police constable who allegedly fatally shot his fellow officer at the Bloemspruit Police Station is currently out on bail set at R500 by the Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court. The suspect Moketsi Moeketsane is expected to reappear in court on 15 December. The court adjourned the matter to the date in question during his appearance on 13 November.
The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) is continuing with an investigation into the death of the female officer. The deceased constable Nthabiseng Rachel Mapuru (32, fatal shooting occurred on 8 November. Details surrounding the incident are sketchy and are part of the going investigation.
Phaladi Shuping, spokesperson for the IPID, said − according to information received − the incident had happened when members of the Bloemspruit Visible Policing (Vispol) were about to disperse after the parade at the station. Moeketsane and the deceased Mapuru, were among the members of the Vispol who were on the parade.
Shuping said according to the report, the deceased officer was seen with the suspect who was fiddling with his service pistol. The other police officers allegedly heard a gunshot, and in the wake of that they saw the deceased officer Mapuru fall to the ground and bleeding from the head.
