Police officers should not use violence to solve their marital problems,Mahikeng Ministers Fellowship (MMF) said on Wednesday.
“Violence and firearms in particular have never been useful tools to settle domestic disputes and marital problems,” Chairperson of MMF( an interdenominational pastors fellowship),Apostle Zandisile Mpame said after a policeman shot dead his wife and 28-year-old son before killing himself in Tloung Village, Mahikeng over the weekend.
“We wish to convey our condolences to the family and colleagues of those who lost their lives in the tragic incident which has left the community in shock. The unfortunate occurrence calls for those who are mentally and psychologically unfit to possess firearms to be disarmed before their lives and of those close to them are lost,” Apostle Mpame underscored.
Mpame said that pastors are always available to support the South African Police Service whenever their spiritual and marriage counselling services are required.
He added that unstable and or stressed police officials put their spouses, families and their colleagues at risk as pressure experienced tend to trigger violent reactions.
According to police, Warrant Officer Mogorosi Nthutang and his wife were reportedly involved in an argument at around 11:30pm on Satuday.
“It is alleged that a member of public order policing in Mahikeng, Warrant Officer Mogorosi Nthutang, 47, killed his wife Meisie Nthutang, 41, and his son Obolokeng Nthutang, 28, at their house…,” Police Spokesperson Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said.
He said that a case of murder and suicide are under investigation.
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