{"id":49936,"date":"2020-09-10T10:01:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T08:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/hunt-is-on-for-police-officers-killers-20200909-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:50:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:50:56","slug":"hunt-is-on-for-police-officers-killers-20200909-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/hunt-is-on-for-police-officers-killers-20200909-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt is on for police officer\u2019s killer(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_24b6e190\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10476\/7fcfc453608d4b9ba25f6507fdf949fe.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10476\/5069d3f95fac48b29b4782a48717ceff.jpg\" title=\"The body of Ntsikelelo Mpetshwa (30), a metro police officer, was found wrapped in a duvet in his silver VW Polo.        Photo: SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The body of Ntsikelelo Mpetshwa (30), a metro police officer, was found wrapped in a duvet in his silver VW Polo.        Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>THE detectives from the Kamesh police station are on the hunt for the alleged suspect\/s who were involved in the brutal murder of Ntsikelelo Mpetshwa (30) a Nelson Mandela Bay metro police officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Colonel Priscilla Naidu, police members from Kamesh police station on Friday, September 4 at about 08:45 attended to a complaint of an abandoned vehicle in Tembani Street, Langa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn arrival, the body of the metro police officer was found wrapped in a duvet in his silver VW Polo,\u201d said Colonel Naidu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe off duty officer\u2019s throat was slit. The motive for the murder is not known at this stage. No arrest has been made. A murder docket is under investigation.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The police are appealing to anyone who can assist in the investigation or may know the whereabouts of the suspect\/s to call D\/W\/O Marlon van Heerden on 061 949 0122 or SAPS Kamesh on 041 988 8722 or Crime Stop 08600 10111 or their nearest police station. 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