Cop Killing: Police Launch Manhunt After KZN Cop Was Robbed, Kidnapped and Killed, Dumped by a River

• KwaZulu-Natal police are searching for two suspects who robbed and killed a police officer, Nkosinathi Ntinga
• The suspects entered Ntinga's house while his wife and a colleague were there and stole service pistols and cellphones before kidnapping Ntinga
• Police are urging the public to provide any information to help arrest the perpetrators

RICHARD'S BAY - KwaZulu-Natal police have launched a manhunt for at least two suspects who robbed and killed a member of the South African Police Service in KwaMbonambi, KwaZulu-Natal.

Suspects rob several police officers

According to TimesLIVE, Warrant Officer Nkosinathi Ntinga and his wife, who is also a cop, were at their house with a co-worker when two armed men barged in.

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KZN police spokesperson Col Robert Netshiunda said the suspects entered the house and robbed the police officers of their service pistols and cellphones.

The assailants then kidnapped Ntinga and a visiting senior administration clerk from Ntambanana police station and drove off. The clerk was later found on the side of the road with injuries.

Police suspect the clerk was thrown out of a moving car.

Police officer dumped on the side of the road

According to IOL, Ntinga was later found on the Umsunduze River bank with multiple gunshot wounds. The clerk's stolen vehicle was dumped in a sugar cane field not far from where they found the body.

Ntinga's wife was unharmed by the perpetrators. Police have appealed to members of the public to come forward with any information that could potentially lead to an arrest.

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Maximum police resources have been deployed to find the cop killers.

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Briefly News previously reported that a bylaw enforcement officer from Mbombela Municipality fatally shot a traffic official after catching him with his wife.

The officer-involved shooting occurred on Saturday, 15 April 2023, when the municipal officer tracked his wife and the traffic official to a popular lodge outside Mbombela.

The enforcement officer allegedly kicked down the door of the chalet the wife and official had booked and a confrontation ensued. According to Hawks spokesperson Captain Dineo Segotodi, there was an altercation during which a beer bottle was broken and the traffic official ran out of the chalet.

Source: Briefly News