Polokwane – A Limpopo policeman was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly shooting and wounding his girlfriend.

The 42-year-old sergeant apparently shot the woman around 3.30am after an argument in their home in Ga-Makanya near Polokwane, police spokeswoman Colonel Ronel Otto said.

“The 32-year-old woman was hit in the left arm and left thigh, and was taken to hospital where she is currently receiving treatment.”

The officer was arrested and his official firearm confiscated. He is due to appear in court later this week on an attempted murder charge. – Sapa