{"id":295051,"date":"2026-01-20T15:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/?p=295051"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:14:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T13:14:38","slug":"cpf-calls-for-harsher-sentences-after-cop-killed-in-browns-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/cpf-calls-for-harsher-sentences-after-cop-killed-in-browns-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"CPF calls for harsher sentences after cop killed in Brown\u2019s Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Western Cape Police Service has condemned, in the strongest terms, the killing of a police officer, shot dead in Brown&#8217;s Farm on Monday 19 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Provincial police spokesperson Brig <a href=\"https:\/\/za.linkedin.com\/in\/novela-potelwa-520947248\">Novela Potelwa<\/a> said the officer&#8217;s report indicated the member, attached to the Rapid Rail Unit in Pinelands, was off duty at the time he was killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is alleged two yet-to-be identified suspects shot the 48-year-old victim in the upper body and later fled. He died on the scene. DPCI [Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation]detectives have instituted an investigation after a murder docket was opened. The motive for the incident is the subject of the police investigation currently underway.\u201d She added no arrests had been been yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Lt Gen Thembisile Patekile expressed the police&#8217;s condolences to the deceased police officer\u2019s family and colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/crime-fighter-recognised-20241218\/\">Dumisani Qwebe<\/a> said attacking a law-enforcement officer is like attacking the state. He called for stricter sentences against the criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe officers mustn\u2019t leave any stone unturned. The culprits deserve to rot in jail. 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