KZN police arrest suspect linked to murder of traffic officer in KwaDukuza
Superintendent Desmond Arumugam was shot and killed while on duty earlier this month.
FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News
DURBAN - Police in KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a man linked to the murder of a traffic officer in KwaDukuza.
Superintendent Desmond Arumugam was shot and killed while on duty earlier this month.
Arumugam was attacked when he stopped a taxi driven by an armed man who had robbed passengers.
KZN police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda said the suspect was arrested on Monday.
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He said there are "intensive police investigations" in the Thubelihle informal, in Melmoth, where the suspect was nabbed.
"Follow-up investigations directed the police to the suspect's residence at an informal settlement in KwaMashu where the murder weapon with a filed-off serial number was recovered with 32 rounds of ammunition," said Netshiunda.
Netshiunda said the accused will make two court appearances on Wednesday.
"The 27-year-old suspect will appear in the Ntuzuma Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 13 November 2024, on charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. On the same day, the suspect will make another court appearance at the KwaDukuza Magistrates Court where he will face charges of murder, carjacking, and armed robbery," he said.