By REGINALD KANYANE

Wolmaranstad cop has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless/ negligent driving. This comes after the ‘drunken’ cop wearing a full police uniform seen in a video that went viral on social media platforms struggling to stand steady on his feet to inspect the state motor vehicle.

North West police spokesperson, Brig Sabata Mokgwabone said: “The South African Police Service (SAPS) management is appalled by an unprofessional and unbecoming conduct of a constable stationed at Wolmaransstad in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District.

“The video was captured by the members of the community in Wolmaranstad on Saturday. In the video, a drunken constable in full uniform is seen struggling to stand steady on his feet to inspect the state motor vehicle and check what appears to be a scratch.”  

Mokgwabone said the damage was apparently caused by a collision of the state vehicle with a fence at Extension 10 in Tswelelang Location in Wolmaransstad. He added that the police was a driver at the time of the incident.

“Subsequent to the incident, a case of driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless and/or negligent driving was opened for investigation, while the constable was detained.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the constable is not authorised to drive a state motor vehicle. As a result, he will also face an additional charge of use of a motor vehicle without owner’s consent,” said Mokgwabone.

He said the departmental investigation will also be instituted against the police officer in terms of SAPS Discipline Regulations.

Meanwhile, the North West Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena expressed his disapproval of the cop’s conduct. Kwena said that all SAPS members are obliged at all times to conduct themselves in a professional manner and adhere to the code of conduct including using available resources responsibly and to take into account the needs of the community.

The constable was released on R500 bail and is expected back at the Wolmaranstad Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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BY Obakeng Maje

Wolmaranstad- Three suspects who were arrested in connection of a missing head of Ezekiel Motloung will appear back in court on the 16 of July for bail applications. 

Thabang Rampai(20), Daniel Letlhoma(24) and a Sangoma Motlatsi Phiri(32) appeared briefly at Wolmaranstad Magistrate Court today and their case were reminded.

They were arrested after a municipal worker discover a gruesome event at Lobaleng Location at the graveyard. The municipal worker were busy cleaning the graveyard and realise that the was a grave that was tempered with.

 It was discovered that the body with a missing head belongs to Ezekiel Motloung.

Two days after Motloung was buried, a municipal worker alerted the family that the grave had been tampered with. When they arrived at the grave with the police they found Motloung’s head had been cut off.

According to relatives of Ezekiel Motloung, who was buried on July 1, the three arrested after a tip-off were well known to them. They had attended Motloung’s funeral and had been very helpful.

At the time, police spokesman Brigadier Thulani Ngubane said the body was still in the coffin, but the head was missing.

” Three suspects will remain in custody after the magistrate postpone their case to 16 July and they will be appearing for bail appearance” Captain Pelonomi Makau said.

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