Hefty prison sentences for 9 cop killers
17 June 2019
Several people found guilty of killing police officers in the Eastern Cape, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal between 2012 and 2017 have been handed hefty prison sentences for their crimes.
Nine police killers were sentenced to a combined nine life sentences while two have been given a total of 32 years imprisonment.
According to the national Police Commissioner's office, six accused were recently convicted of killing Eastern Cape Warrant Officer Mawethu Singana and a motorist in 2012.
Singana had responded to an armed robbery in progress in Ngqeleni near Mthatha in July 2012, and, upon pursuing the suspects, a shootout ensued, killing Singana and one other suspect.