A Northwest police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
He killed a man who had allegedly broken into his wife’s tavern at Ikageng near Potchefstroom. Lukhanyo Mnembe received a tip-off that 30-year-old Thamsanqa Phoofolo was the alleged intruder.
He then went to Phoofolo’s home, where he shot him in front of his family. The National Prosecuting Authority is welcoming the conviction and sentence.
“He shouldn’t have taken the law into his own hands,” said North West NPA spokesperson Henry Mamothame.
“We discharge our responsibilities without fear or favour, even when perpetrators are within our ranks.”