Video Shows Gqeberha Cop Callan Andrews Pushing Police Van in Helenvale Moments Before Killing
- A video has surfaced showing murdered Gqeberha policeman Constable Callan Andrews pushing a patrol car
- The officer was shot and killed execution-style on Kobus Road in Helenvale while attending to the breakdown
- Three suspects were arrested and appeared in court in connection with his murder, while one teen was freed
Source: UGC
GQEBERHA — The killing of Gqeberha police officer Constable Callan Andrews has rocked the Nelson Mandela Bay community.
Andrews, 29, was gunned down execution-style in Helenvale while he and another officer conducted patrols on New Year's Eve.
Andrews filmed pushing cop van
According to reports, their vehicle broke down, and three residents approached to assist Andrews in pushing it.
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He was subsequently shot and later died in hospital. Three people have since been arrested and charged with his murder.
Police arrested two youths — 17 and 18 — on Saturday, 4 January 2025.
One teen appeared at the Nerina Youth One Stop Justice Centre on 6 and 7 January, while the other was released due to a lack of evidence against him.
On the same day as the arrested youth's first appearance, two more suspects, both 27, were apprehended in Gqeberha.
They appeared in the Gelvandale Magistrate's Court on 8 January, where one abandoned bail while the other intended to apply.
Since then, Briefly News has seen a video showing an officer in full uniform, seemingly Andrews, pushing the marked Gelvandale police van as reported.
Several children — and what appears to be two youths — can be seen pushing it along with him amid lots of activity on Kobus Road, where the incident happened, at about 5.35pm.
The 26-second clip ends before he is shot.
A memorial service will be held on 9 January before Andrews, a Gelvandale Visible Police member, is laid to rest in Gqeberha on 11 January.
Meanwhile, a police officer charged with killing his Gauteng Traffic Warden appeared briefly in the Protea Magistrate's Court on 6 January.
It was Mandla Buthelezi's first in-person appearance following his discharge from the hospital.
He was admitted for a self-inflicted gunshot wound from when he tried to take his own life to evade arrest after shooting Chesnay Keppler dead at her home.
Buthelezi allegedly fired multiple times at Keppler through a window at the residence in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, killing her on Boxing Day.
Female officer gunned down in Soweto
In a related story, Briefly News reported that a Johannesburg metro police officer was killed in Soweto during a New Year's Eve operation.
Unknown suspects allegedly accosted Khensani Mabaso and shot her outside her Diepkloof home in broad daylight while on duty.
According to information, the attack happened early on 31 December, as Mabaso, 32, was arriving or leaving the residence to resume patrols.
She was dressed in full uniform and had sustained several gunshot wounds. JMPD Acting Chief Patrick Jaca conveyed the department's condolences.
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