Bloemfontein – An SA Air Force member accused of murder appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

The matter against Corporal Simphiwe Magudulela, 27, was postponed until 18 October for further investigation and to make arrangements for a possible psychiatric evaluation.

Magudulela was represented by a Legal Aid lawyer.

A man was killed and another wounded in a shooting at the Bloemspruit Air Force Base outside Bloemfontein at 02:00 on 1 September.

At the time, police said a member on duty had shot two colleagues.

One of the men died on the scene and the other was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

SA National Defence Force spokesperson Brigadier General Xolani Mabanga said the circumstances leading to the shooting were being investigated internally. 

SAPA